![Rishi Sunak giving a press conference at Downing Street on his plans to proceed with the Rwanda scheme.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_desktop/public/2023-12/rishi-sunak-rwanda-press-conference-dec-2023-2880px.jpg?h=58c77113&itok=PhzRkwen)
The IfG review of 2023: Posturing and panicking, poison and paranoia
David Runciman, the former host of the Talking Politics podcast, joins the IfG team to look back on the last 12 months.
What we talked about on this episode
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Can Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer meet their promises?
With a general election expected in 2024, Emma Norris assesses the prime minister’s and leader of the opposition’s priorities
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What do Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal about how Labour would govern?
A team of IfG experts assess whether Starmer’s "five bold missions" stack up
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Rishi Sunak's five promises duck big challenges for government
Dr Hannah White argues that the PM has set himself a deliberately low bar – while ducking challenges that need addressing.
People featured in this episode
![Dr Hannah White](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2022-12/hannah-white-326x326.jpg?itok=EIupRXZZ)
Hannah White
Director and CEO
![Jill Rutter](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2022-12/jill-rutter-326x326.jpg?itok=ZYGNuEJV)
Jill Rutter
Senior Fellow
![Giles Wilkes](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2023-01/giles-wilkes-326x326.jpg?itok=mx7zg3Mb)
Giles Wilkes
Senior Fellow