Ministers
How to appoint a cabinet
This guest paper from Tim Leunig outlines a more cohesive way to approach cabinet formation
Becoming a minister: Part 4 – Working with Number 10
Jim Murphy, Justine Greening, Dame Una O'Brien discuss the various factors that inform a minister's relationship with No.10.
Becoming a minister: Part 3 – Working with the civil service
Former ministers share their advice and recommendations for how to get the best out of the civil service.
Strained Whitehall relationships need a long-term fix
Another warning over poor relations between ministers and civil servants highlights the need for a change of approach.
Chloe Smith
Chloe Smith talks about serving as constitution minister under three different PMs, her time in the Truss government, and ministerial maternity cover.
Becoming a minister: Part 2 – The day-to-day reality
Justine Greening, Andrea Leadsom and George Eustice share their tips for new ministers for managing the demands on their time.
Briefings and barges do not make for good asylum policy
The government’s ‘small boats week’ may fill a recess-shaped hole in the media grid, but won’t help the prime minister ‘stop the boats’.
Becoming a minister: Part 1 – The first day
Former ministers George Eustice, Jim Murphy, Andrea Leadsom and Estelle Morris tell us what happens on the first day in post.
Becoming a minister podcast series
In this six-part series, former ministers and civil servants reveal what it is really like to hold ministerial office and how to do the job well.
Special: Sunak’s ethics plan
Fleur Anderson MP, John Penrose MP and Dr Susan Hawley from Spotlight on Corruption join us to look at the government’s plans to improve standards.