In conversation with Gavin Barwell: the inside story of a prime ministers chief of staff
As Theresa May\u2019s chief of staff from 2017 to 2019, Gavin Barwell had a front row seat for the Brexit dramas, deals and deadlines that defined May\u2019s premiership.\n\nBrought into Number 10 after May lost her majority at the 2017 general election, Barwell battled alongside the former prime minister through meaningful votes, cabinet resignations and moments of high parliamentary drama.\n\nBut what exactly does a chief of staff do? What lessons should be learnt from May\u2019s time in Number 10? And just how dysfunctional is the centre of power?\n\nTo mark the publication of Chief of Staff: Notes from Downing Street, Gavin Barwell was in conversation with the Institute for Government\u2019s Dr Catherine Haddon.