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No.10 Downing Street
What does No.10 Downing Street do?
Lord Bethell
Lord Bethell discusses being in DHSC during Covid, the importance of experts in government and 'hating' leaving office
Robert Buckland
Robert Buckland discusses Brexit’s impact on the law officer role, the end of the Truss government, and managing the courts system in Covid.
WhatsApp with the Covid inquiry?
Salma Shah, and the i's chief political commentator Paul Waugh join the podcast team to discuss the unprecedented scale of the inquiry.
The government faces an uphill battle in its judicial review of Covid inquiry WhatsApps
The likelihood is that the court will say the chair should be the one to decide how she goes about the inquiry, and what material she needs to see.
The UK’s new free trade agreements mark a beginning and an end for UK trade policy
As deals with Australia and New Zealand come into force, UK trade policy is likely to become less exciting but no less productive, writes James Kane
Why government is wrong on the Covid inquiry row
Any perception that the chair of the inquiry is being thwarted will be damaging to all involved.
Drivetime with Suella Braverman
Sunday Times' Harry Yorke, this week's podcast guest, joins the team to discuss Suella Braverman's week in the headlines.
Home truths: Cultural and institutional problems at the Home Office
The Home Office's cultural and institutional problems require urgent reform.
Ministers deserve better support from their private offices
Too often ministers are not getting the support they need from their private offices, say Beatrice Barr and Tim Durrant