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Beatrice Barr
Former Research Assistant
Beatrice's recent work
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MPs who stood down at the 2024 general election
How many MPs stood down at the general election, and why?
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MPs' register of interests
All financial interests which might be reasonably regarded as influencing the actions, words or votes of MPs must be registered.
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2023 constituency boundary changes
What is happening to constituency boundaries, and why? How are they changing? How are MPs affected?
All work
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
Strengthening private office
Ministers need stronger support from their civil service offices.
Getting things done in government
Key lessons from former ministers on how to be effective in government.
Helen Liddell
Baroness Liddell discusses entering government in 1997, the challenges of running the Scotland Office and transitioning from government to diplomacy.
Preparing a shadow ministerial team for office
What the last two changes of government tell us about effective transitions.
Matt Warman
Matt Warman discusses being an expert minister, how to navigate ‘caretaker’ government and receiving an apology for being sacked by Boris Johnson.
The deputy prime minister and first secretary of state
What is the role of the deputy prime minister and the first secretary of state? And how do they differ?
Cabinet ministers and departments, May 2010 to February 2023
A timeline displaying changes in cabinet ministers and departments, between May 2010 and February 2023
Rishi Sunak's reshuffle – February 2023
The PM has restructured several departments, and appointed new ministers to head them. The IfG reshuffle team tracked all the changes on the day.
Whitehall Monitor 2023: Overview
This edition of Whitehall Monitor assesses the change, performance and priorities of the civil service.