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Working to make government more effective

Suella Braverman, home secretary, walking down Downing Street. She is wearing a blue blouse and black skirt. In her hand is a ministerial folder.
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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.

It has been quite some week for the home secretary. From a row over her handling of a speeding ticket to a row over the latest release of net migration stats, Suella Braverman has hardly been out of the headlines. Sunday Times deputy political editor Harry Yorke, the journalist who broke the speeding story, joins the podcast team to pass judgment on Braverman’s performance.  

Why does the Home Office always seem to lurch from crisis to crisis – and what can be done to fix it? A new IfG report lays bare the department’s institutional and cultural problems.

Boris Johnson is back in the news too. So what exactly is his bust-up about lawyers, WhatsApp messages and Covid rules all about?

And is a deteriorating relationship between ministers and civil servants a reason to allow more political appointments into the civil service? A new report sets out the IfG view.

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Ministers Civil service
Keywords
Ethical standards Accountability Ministerial code Immigration Civil servants Civil service reform
Political party
Conservative
Position
Home secretary
Administration
Sunak government Johnson government
Department
Home Office Cabinet Office
Public figures
Suella Braverman Boris Johnson
Publisher
Institute for Government

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