Number 10, Chief of Staff, gone. Director of Communications, gone. Cabinet Secretary, probably going,

but the Prime Minister, staying put for now, it seems. I'm Hannah White, and this is Inside Briefing,

the podcast from the Institute for Government.

The fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal has continued.

On Sunday afternoon, the PM's chief of staff and closest advisor,

Morgan McSweeney, handed in his resignation,

followed on Monday by Tim Allen,

Downing Street's Director of Communications, for just five months.

And at the time of recording, it is widely reported that the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Chris Wormald,

will be leaving his post, also after a brief tenure.

But despite Anasawa, Labour's leader in Scotland calling on Kirstama to call time on his premiership,

the Cabinet in Westminster,

with varying levels of enthusiasm, fell in behind the PM. For now, anyway. So, what does all this churn at the centre mean for the Prime Minister? For number 10, in particular, and for that

promise to rewire the state? Can Kirstarmer really reset his government all over again?

And what does this all mean for the actual business of government?

Joining me today are Alex Thomas, the Institute's Executive Director of Impact and Influence.

Hi Alex.

Hi, Hannah.

This was meant to be a quiet week, wasn't it?

Well, maybe a bit quieter, although I, things were still coming to her head and the

question of the cabinet rallying around Starma and others were still sort of unsettled. So I think

I'm not sure we're going to have many quiet weeks. We never do seem to. Also in the studio is

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