Keir Starmer's plan for government: How will it work?
Keir Starmer used his first speech as prime minister to declare that the \u201cwork of change begins immediately\u201d. But how will the Labour government approach the complex policy challenges that it has inherited? And how will it start making progress on new promises? \n\nFrom freeing up space in crowded prisons to turning around struggling public services, delivering clean energy and kickstarting economic growth, the government\u2019s to-do list is daunting. Labour has promised to \u201cchange how Britain is governed\u201d in order to deliver its aims in government \u2013 but how will this work in practice? What does Labour\u2019s \u2018mission-led\u2019 approach mean for the way government operates? How will central government work with locally elected mayors? And what do Keir Starmer\u2019s cabinet appointments \u2013 and the way he has structured his centre of government \u2013 tell us about how his plan for government will work?\n\nThis Institute for Government webinar will look at what Keir Starmer\u2019s first week as prime minister tells us about how he intends to govern Britain.\n\nTo explore these questions and more, we were joined by an expert panel, including:\n\nEmma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government\nJoe Owen, Director of Impact at the Institute for Government\nJen Williams, Northern England correspondent at the Financial Times\n\nThe event was chaired by Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.