The country expects us to get on with governing.

That is what I am doing and what we must do as a cabinet.

So said the Prime Minister at the start of an explosive week for the government.

But what will come next for Kirstama?

I'm Hannah White and this is Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government. These are challenging times

for the Prime Minister, but he is not at the time of recording on Wednesday afternoon yet facing

a leadership challenge. That might change or it might not. More than 80 Labour MPs have called for Kirstama to step down.

Senior Cabinet ministers have reportedly advised him to set out a timetable for his exit from number 10.

Others, West Streeting to the Four, are rumoured to be set to launch their leadership bids.

There's a lot going on.

But to half quote Howard Wilson,

Kirstama is going on too. And with the ink still drawing on the king's speech, he is leading a government

which has set out 35 new bills. So now what? Can the PM assert his authority? How could a rival

for the Crown emerge? What have the bust-ups of the last

few days revealed about the failings of Starmer's premiership? And what can he or someone else learn

from these mistakes? And on a day of pomp and pageantry in Westminster, what stood out in the

King's speech and how much of it will actually make it onto the statute book? So much to discuss. Joining me throughout, fresh from various broadcast studios, are the RFG duo of Kath Haddon and Tim Durant. I've lost track, Kath. How many Prime Ministers have served during your time at the RFG? Oh, don't mean. No, I'm not counting. Hang on. Several. Well, one more than Cameron.

I'll get back to you on that.

Sorry, I'm just updating Twitter.

Just seeing, you know.

More than Kafka can count.

And I am delighted that we are joined by Claire Ainsley, a former director of policy to Kirstama,

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