Working to make government more effective

Tim Durrant

Programme Director

Tim is a programme director at the Institute, leading the ministers team. His work focuses on the role of ministers and how they can be most effective during their time in office. Tim also works as part of the IfG Academy team, delivering workshops and other development sessions for ministers, their private offices and other civil servants. He is also a CAPE fellow in 2022/23.

Tim has a BA in Middle Eastern Studies. He began his career working on Middle Eastern issues at the Department for International Development before moving to HM Treasury, where he worked on energy and climate policy and Europe. Following the 2016 referendum he began working on Brexit policy, and in 2017 moved to the Institute to join the Brexit team.

17 MAY 2024 Comment

David Lammy has high ambitions for the Foreign Office

The shadow foreign secretary has set out his stall for how he will run the FCDO if Labour get elected.

09 MAY 2024 Comment

The parties should focus on substance as well as sales ahead of the election

Election fever is hotting up in the aftermath of the local elections.

30 APR 2024 Comment

Andrew Mitchell’s new job title doesn’t resolve how to best scrutinise Lords ministers like David Cameron

Current arrangements to scrutinise ministers in the House of Lords may not be sustainable.

28 MAY 2019 Comment

The new Prime Minister will have their work cut out in Brussels

Top of the in-tray for Theresa May’s successor will be a decision on their approach to the EU.

21 MAY 2019 Explainer

Government ministers

This explainer sets out what are the different types of ministers, how they are appointed and what they do.

20 MAY 2019 Interview

Steve Brine

Steve Brine was interviewed on 20 May 2019 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

15 APR 2019 Report

Negotiating Brexit: Preparing for talks on the UK’s future relationship with the EU

The UK risks stumbling into the next phase of negotiations with the EU without a plan, putting the country at an unnecessary disadvantage.

11 APR 2019 Comment

The Government must explain what this Brexit extension means for no deal planning

The Government needs to tell the country what the Article 50 extension means for no deal preparation.

04 APR 2019 Comment

The latest ministerial resignation exposes the Government’s no deal Brexit planning flaws

The latest minister to leave the Government complained the Prime Minister wasn’t properly informed about how ready the UK is for no deal.

25 MAR 2019 Comment

The EU’s plan for no deal Brexit shows how reliant the UK would be on Brussels

The completion of the European Commission’s no deal preparations highlight how much the UK will need the EU’s help if it Brexits without a deal.

13 MAR 2019 Comment

The UK’s ‘no deal’ plan for the Irish border falls short

The Government's plan for the Irish border doesn't work in the longer term.

27 FEB 2019 Comment

The UK deserves to know how ready we really are for no deal

The Government has not given MPs the information they need to vote on whether the UK is ready for a No Deal Brexit.

15 FEB 2019 Comment

MPs should make the most of their opportunity to assess no deal preparations

Five questions MPs should ask the Government about its preparation for a no deal Brexit.