How can Rishi Sunak fix the UKs government?

Published: Nov. 2, 2022, 10:08 a.m.

b'An IfG expert briefing on the challenges facing the new PM\\n\\nRishi Sunak has vowed to \\u201cfix\\u201d the mistakes made by his short-lived predecessor in No.10. But this country\\u2019s third prime minister in just over two months has inherited a daunting in-tray \\u2013 and a party still reeling from the resignation of Boris Johnson, the fraught leadership contest that followed, and the 49 days of Liz Truss\\u2019s chaotic government.\\n\\nSo how can Sunak lead a government which, in his words, displays \\u201cintegrity, professionalism and accountability at every level\\u201d? How will the November 17 fiscal plan announcement define the former chancellor\\u2019s spending priorities and his vision for the economy? And what steps can he take to unite his party and fix the damage done by the Truss and Johnson premierships?\\n\\nWe held an expert IfG briefing on the challenges which face the new prime minister.\\n\\nWith:\\n\\nSam Freedman, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government\\nDr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government\\nJill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government\\nDr Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government\\n\\nThis event was chaired by Emma Norris, Director of Research at the Institute for Government.'