Sunak's Little Local Difficulties and Starmer's Big Local Victories

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Big wins for Labour. Big losses for the Conservatives. But just how much should we read into this week’s local election results? The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to crunch the numbers and examine what the votes mean for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. The Labour leader is reported to have delayed plans for shadow cabinet reshuffle until the autumn – but is that the right call? A new IfG paper, which analyses the transitions of 1997 and 2010, sets out the steps Starmer should take to ensure his shadow team is best prepared for government – should Labour win the next general election. And how can we all stay engaged with politics without getting enraged? What steps can we take to survive the toxicity of British politics? Rafael Behr explains why his new book can help. Presented by Emma Norris. With Cath Haddon, Peter Hourston and Grant Dalton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this episode of Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:15.1	I'm Emma Norris, the IFG's deputy director and today's podcast presenter.
0:19.5	Champagne corks are popping, the bunting is out and celebrations are in full swing.
0:23.8	Yes, there are going to be jubilant scenes at Labour HQ today,
0:26.6	with the party waking up to what looks like a very positive set of local election results.
0:30.9	So what did Thursday's vote tell us about the state of British politics?
0:34.5	And just how significant are these elections?
0:36.7	We'll be taking a look today.
0:38.6	How should Kirstama build on the momentum of any electoral gains? Well, one option is to hold a reshuffle,
0:43.9	but as a general election approaches, picking a front bench team is more complicated than ever.
0:48.7	Our new paper explains what Stahma needs to do and will be talking to its author.
0:53.1	Then we'll attempt to answer how to survive all this politics and how to stay engaged
0:56.9	without getting enraged by at all.
0:59.5	Joining me throughout, taking a break from making a pile of coronation kishes, is the
1:03.6	IFG's constitutional expert, Kath Haddon.
1:06.3	Hi, Kath, how are the kishes going?
1:08.0	It's going extremely well.
1:09.4	I'm only making one coronation kish because nobody needs more kishes with broad beans and spinach in than they have to.
1:16.1	But I think considering the starting recipe I've done a fantastic job.
1:20.5	And I'm delighted to be joined throughout by Raphael Burr, The Guardian's leader writer, columnist, podcaster and author of a new book, Politics, A Survivor's Guide.
1:29.0	Hi, Raff. Thanks for joining the podcast.
1:30.9	Thanks for having me. It's always a pleasure.
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