Reshuffle Kerfuffle

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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As Boris Johnson’s long awaited cabinet reshuffle finally took place, who were the winners and losers from a day of drama in Whitehall? The Daily Telegraph’s Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith joins to take a look at the ministerial movements, and what effect they will have on government and policymaking. And in another prime-ministerial pick, William Shawcross looks set to become Commissioner of Public Appointments. We take a look at the role, and the person who the PM wants to fill it. “Downing Street sees this period as a pivot point, away from COVID and towards delivering on their manifesto” - Ben Riley-Smith “This was about Johnson reshuffling the team that were loyal to him, rather than promoting rising stars” - Cath Haddon “Michael Gove has been the PM’s problem solver in the cabinet, taking on issues like the Union and Brexit planning” - Ben Riley-Smith “Deputy Prime Minister is a great title for Dominic Raab, but whether or not Johnson deputises to him is another matter” - Cath Haddon “Liz Truss has held Cabinet posts under three different Prime Ministers, it’s been a remarkable rise” - Ben Riley-Smith Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Cath Haddon, Tom Pope and Matthew Gill. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG. https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Winside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government,
0:15.1	from Bronwyn Maddox.
0:16.8	Well, there's only one story in town today, and we're talking, of course, about the reshuffle.
0:21.6	This one has been long promised, much gossiped about, and reports suggest frequently threatened by the Prime Minister, and yesterday it finally got underway.
0:30.3	I have to say, there are other important things going on, and we do know that.
0:33.8	The new security pack for the US and Australia Australia for one, and the continuing row about
0:38.1	universal credit, and we're not going to neglect those in the coming days and weeks. But today,
0:42.7	it's all about the new faces of the government. So let's discuss Boris Johnson's ministerial
0:48.1	restructuring, what the effect on government and its policies is likely to be, and generally
0:52.8	makes sense of the strong and united
0:54.7	team, that's his words, that he's put together. After that, we're going to turn to one of the
0:59.8	Prime Minister's other picks, and that's William Shawcross. He's Boris Johnson's preference to be
1:04.8	the next commissioner of public appointments. It's a big job, looking after a system which is
1:09.9	under strain and in need of reform, the
1:12.1	IFG is arguing.
1:13.4	We're going to take a look at the role and the person the Prime Minister wants to fill it.
1:17.6	So joining me after hours, days maybe, of live blogging and graph constructing is IFG Senior Fellow
1:24.1	and historian Kath Haddon.
1:25.7	Hi, Kaff.
1:26.5	Hi, Bronwyn.
1:29.2	Tim Durrant, the mastermind of our live blog, is another victim of the reshuffle. He's not well at home today. Kath,
1:33.4	you're still surviving, are you? We're just about getting through. Yeah, the combination of hybrid
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