![Rishi Sunak walking out the door of No.10 Downing Street. There is blue, red, white and Union Jack bunting outside the building for King Charles III coronation.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_desktop/public/2023-05/rishi-sunak-coronation-downing-street-2880x920px_0.jpg?h=5a2e54ef&itok=fTs6DUcq)
Sunak's scorecard and minority reports
Author Tim Bale joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.
What we talked about in this episode
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Government sees some sense at last on the Retained EU Law Bill
Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch were right to face down their critics and amend the Retained EU Law Bill.
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The Illegal Migration Bill: seven questions for the government to answer
Seven questions the government needs to answer about the Illegal Migration Bill if it has any chance of helping the PM ‘stop the boats'.
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Speculation about a hung parliament is focused on the wrong precedents
Recent experience shows the main parties should prepare to govern as a minority or an insecure majority.
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How can devolution deliver regional growth in England?
Only coherent devolution can drive economic growth in England.
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
![Giles Wilkes](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2023-01/giles-wilkes-326x326.jpg?itok=mx7zg3Mb)
Giles Wilkes
Senior Fellow
![Dr Catherine Haddon](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2022-12/cath-haddon-326x326.jpg?itok=z4FFAIMy)
Catherine Haddon
Programme Director
![Tom Pope](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2023-01/tom-pope-326x326.jpg?itok=KZw2-eyM)
Thomas Pope
Deputy Chief Economist