England 2023: Devolving power and tackling regional inequality

The Institute for Government hosted its inaugural annual conference, to look at the key questions facing government in 2023. After a tumultuous 2022, which saw three prime ministers, war in Europe and an unprecedented cost of living crisis, the Institute brought together influential speakers and IfG experts to share ideas, stimulate new thinking and discuss what we should expect from government in the coming year. Speakers included: Councillor Ben Bradley MP, Member of Parliament for Mansfield and Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of the North of Tyne Seb Payne, Director of Onward Jennifer Williams, Northern England correspondent at the Financial Times This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.