{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government","slug":"inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126","podcast_index_feed_id":97126,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PMO8430796457","website_url":"https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/917778dc-3272-11ec-a3dd-77b8c01a89fd/image/9158f83637851cf5995569ca736e1c9e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Institute for Government","episode_count":422,"summary":"The first Labour government in 14 years is facing a daunting to-do list and complex challenges at every turn. Public services are under strain. The civil service is under pressure. And ministers must deliver the government’s missions and milestones. But could Keir Starmer’s plan to “rewire the British state” – through using AI and creating a “start-up” culture – turn these challenges into opportunities? So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? What can Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do to achieve faster economic growth? What will Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and the other opposition parties do to hold the government to account? How might Donald Trump shape British politics – and how could the UK’s relations with the EU change in the years ahead? Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcomes special guests for a thought-provoking…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T10:19:02.340108+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126"},"episode":{"title":"Burnham, Binface and Starmer's final flight","slug":"burnham-binface-and-starmer-s-final-flight","published_at":"2026-07-09T23:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/burnham-binface-and-starmer-s-final-flight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3110125725.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3110125725.mp3","summary":"Reform UK may have dominated the headlines this week, but Westminster's attention is already turning to a far bigger political moment: the arrival of Britain's next prime minister. Mirror political editor Lizzy Buchan joins the podcast team to explore who Andy Burnham might appoint to his cabinet, the priorities that will define his first weeks in office, and whether he can succeed where Keir Starmer could not. As the Prime Minister attends his final NATO summit, we ask what mark he is trying to leave on foreign affairs and how much of Burnham's time will be consumed by international crises? Plus, the Institute's latest report sets out seven lessons for delivering digital transformation in public services. Its author joins the podcast to explain what governments too often get wrong and how they can do better. Presented by Alex Thomas. With Tim Durrant, Stuart Hoddinot and Cassia Rowland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Reform UK may have dominated the headlines this week, but Westminster's attention is already turning to a far bigger political moment: the arrival of Brit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/episodes/burnham-binface-and-starmer-s-final-flight/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/burnham-binface-and-starmer-s-final-flight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}