Keir Starmer and the cost of security
Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
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Show Notes
The conflict in the Middle East has already seen Keir Starmer fall out with Donald Trump - but will the economic fallout of war cause even bigger problems for the government?
Former government adviser Tim Leunig joins the podcast to discuss what the prime minister and Rachel Reeves could do to ease a growing cost of living crisis.
In a big week for the government, the controversial courts and tribunals bill returned to the House of Commons. The government is - in its words - “throwing the kitchen sink” at the problems facing the criminal justice system, but will its radical reforms have the desired effect?
And Digital ID is back, with the government setting out its plans for “government by app” . But will it convince people of the merits of going digital?
Presented by Catherine Haddon
With Jill Rutter, Cassia Rowland and Tim Leunig
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