Impermanent Secretaries: The Cabinet Reshuffle

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Reshuffles usually mean new faces in cabinet, not whole new departments. Can we tell our DSIT from our DESNZ? Was the PM right to act before the Raab problem is resolved? And is Lee Anderson a wise choice as Minister for the Red Wall? Paul Waugh, Chief Political Commentator at the i paper and author of the essential Waugh on Politics evening email, is our special guest. “I’ve heard it said that it’s very noble of the Government to get Whitehall ready for Prime Minister Starmer.” – Alex Thomas “It’s time someone stood up for silos and institutional memory in departments. Silos are good!” – Paul Waugh “Reshuffles are an awful lot easier when you don’t sack anyone.” – Alex Thomas Presented by Hannah White with Emma Norris and Alex Thomas. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:14.7	I'm Hannah White.
0:16.6	So the Rishi shuffle has taken place.
0:19.6	Now what?
0:20.5	Well, the names and faces look pretty much the same,
0:22.7	but the signs on the door look quite different. Four new government departments were created this week
0:27.5	as the Prime Minister redesigned the government to, in his words, reflect the priorities of the British
0:33.1	people and deliver for them. So what changes has Sunak made and what impact will they have?
0:39.3	We're going to dust down the RFGs manual for making a success of machinery of government changes,
0:45.4	to use the technical term, and assess what pitfalls and opportunities await. We're going to take a look
0:51.4	at the winners and losers in Sunak's new look government and what further changes may or may not yet follow.
0:57.9	And we're going to ask what the government reshuffle means for Labour too.
1:01.9	Lots to be getting on with then.
1:03.4	And we've got a top IFG duo in the studio with me here today to discuss.
1:07.7	Our deputy director, Emma Norris.
1:09.6	Hi Emma.
1:10.2	Hi, Hannah.
1:12.6	And Alex Thomas, programme director for all our civil service work. Hi, Alex. Hello, Hannah. And I'm absolutely delighted
1:17.9	that we're joined today by Paul War, chief political correspondent at the I paper and author of the
1:24.3	Essential War on Politics Evening Email.
1:28.5	Hi, Paul.
1:29.6	Hi there.
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