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Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 3: Adjusting to the role

Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 3: Adjusting to the role melissa.ittoo Thu, 20/08/2026 - 12:35 In the final episode of our series, we explore lessons former mid-term transitions hold for Andy Burnham’s premiership – or future – mid-term PMs. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Ministers Civil service Parliament and the constitution Cabinet Leadership election Government reshuffle Civil servants Labour Conservative Prime minister Cabinet secretary Special adviser Major government Blair go...

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Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 2: The transition

Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 2: The transition melissa.ittoo Thu, 13/08/2026 - 12:11 Episode two of our series takes a closer look at what happened in the first weeks and months of the mid-term premierships from Major to Sunak. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Parliament and the constitution Ministers Civil service Cabinet Leadership election Government reshuffle Civil servants Conservative Labour Prime minister Cabinet secretary Special adviser Major government Blair government Br...

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Five tips for Labour’s new special advisers

Five tips for Labour’s new special advisers will.driscoll Wed, 12/08/2026 - 10:50 How can spads in the Burnham government get things done? 6 Comment Patrick McAlary Megan Bryer Institute for Government Yes A record number of special advisers have worked across Whitehall departments in recent years. Civil service Ministers Civil servants Government communications Government reshuffle New government Labour Burnham government Starmer government No Once the public spectacle of a new prime ministe...

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Mayors will be key to Burnham’s housing ambitions

Mayors will be key to Burnham’s housing ambitions will.driscoll Wed, 12/08/2026 - 15:25 What the IfG DevoLab tells us about regional mayors and housing. 4 Comment Megan Isaac Institute for Government Yes Alton West estate in Roehampton, south-west London. At the peak of the post-war housebuilding drive councils built 50 times as many dwellings each year as in 2024/25. Devolution Policy making Regional economic growth Housing Local government Public sector Labour Burnham government No Andy Bur...

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Andy Burnham is right to devolve employment support

Andy Burnham is right to devolve employment support will.driscoll Fri, 07/08/2026 - 10:07 Strategic authorities are best placed to tailor local support. 5 Comment Ben Paxton Martha Ford Institute for Government Yes Greater Manchester’s Live Well initiative aims to off a 'single front door' to better integrated local services. Public services Devolution Welfare Public sector Labour Department for Work and Pensions No One way the government plans to rewire the state is through greater devolutio...

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How will the new prison early release scheme work?

How will the new prison early release scheme work? will.driscoll Thu, 06/08/2026 - 10:08 The Sentencing Act 2026 has brought in several changes to early release in England and Wales. 6 Explainer Maria Laura La Corte Cassia Rowland Institute for Government Yes Once again, a new prime minister faces an imminent prison capacity crisis. Public services Policy making Prisons Criminal justice Police Public spending Labour Burnham government No What is happening to prison sentences? From 1 October 2...

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Mid-term prime ministers: transitions of power between elections

Mid-term prime ministers: transitions of power between elections melissa.ittoo Thu, 06/08/2026 - 16:00 Project Institute for Government Ministers Civil service Parliament and the constitution Cabinet Leadership election Government reshuffle Civil servants Labour Conservative Prime minister Special adviser Cabinet secretary Major government Blair government Brown government May government Johnson government Sunak government Number 10 Becoming prime minister is a job like no other. The arrival ...

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Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 1: Preparing for change

Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 1: Preparing for change melissa.ittoo Thu, 06/08/2026 - 16:34 Special guests Lord O'Donnell, Mark Sedwill, Helen MacNamara, Simon Case and others share the behind the scenes of the preparation for an incoming PM. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Parliament and the constitution Ministers Civil service Cabinet Leadership election Government reshuffle Civil servants Conservative Labour Prime minister Special adviser Cabinet secretary Major government Blair...

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Andy Burnham must avoid repeating Keir Starmer’s failed ‘civil service reset’

Andy Burnham must avoid repeating Keir Starmer’s failed ‘civil service reset’ will.driscoll Wed, 05/08/2026 - 10:44 Platitudes and generalisms serve no one: we need an honest conversation about trust. 5 Comment Hannah Keenan Institute for Government Yes Andy Burnham is welcomed into No.10 by the cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo. Civil service Ministers Civil service reform Government reform Civil servants Labour Starmer government Burnham government No “From the get go I want you to know that ...

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Five ways departments can help deliver Andy Burnham’s procurement agenda

Five ways departments can help deliver Andy Burnham’s procurement agenda will.driscoll Wed, 05/08/2026 - 16:47 The government has asked departments to show how they can support its new procurement reforms. 6 Comment Ben Paxton Institute for Government Yes Louise Haig, Burnham's de-facto deputy, has written to departments to explain the government's procurement agenda. Public finances Ministers Public services Regional economic growth Public sector Public spending Infrastructure Science and te...

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The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy

The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy melissa.ittoo Fri, 31/07/2026 - 14:26 The Treasury needs to take the lead on how we adapt to the heat. 3 Comment Jill Rutter Institute for Government Yes The UK continues to struggle with the impacts of extreme heat and drought, with wildfires blazing and warnings dry conditions may linger until the autumn. Net zero Policy making Climate change Environment Economy Department for Energy Security and Net Zero No This piece was originall...

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