The conflict in the Middle East has already seen Kirstama fall out with Donald Trump, but will

the economic fallout of war cause even bigger problems for the government? I'm Catherine Haddon,

and this is Inside Briefing the podcast from the Institute for Government.

As conflict spreads across the Middle East, the shocks of war are now being felt closer to home.

The bills of millions of people across the UK are back in the spotlight,

and the cost of living is once again a pressing political issue.

So what should Rachel Rees do about it?

We'll take a look at the Chancellor's options.

And 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 again, or is it?

Well, the government has set out its plans for government by app and is hoping to convince people

of the merits of going digital, all of that to come. Joining me to cover a wide-ranging podcast is

IFG Senior Fellow Jill Rutter. Hi, Jill. Hi, Cass.

And I'm delighted that we're joined by Tim Leinig, Chief Economist at Nestor, the Research

and Innovation Foundation, former civil servants, and yes, someone who's worked at the heart of government.

Hi, Tim. It's a pleasure to be here. Now, there really is a lot of news around this week and a huge

amount to get through today, but just in the hours before we started recording, we saw the

first release of the documents relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US.

So, Jill, I feel we've got to cover this briefly. Anything of interest so far? Anything damaging for the government? Did you get a

chance to scroll through the many, many documents that? I have just been scrolling, as you suggested.

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