The Hoyle Crisis

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Wednesday night’s debate on Gaza saw chaotic – and unedifying – scenes in Commons which brought parliament into disrepute. ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joins the podcast team to make sense of what happened and to weigh up how much trouble Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is in. From trouble in parliament to problems with government, the IfG’s Commission on the Centre of Government will publish its final report on March 11. The podcast team set the scene – and explain why the winner of the next general election needs to radically redesign the centre of power. PLUS: Kemi Badenoch vs The Post Office. The business secretary has knocked Rishi Sunak out of the headlines, but will this help her chances of succeeding him if a vacancy were to arise? Hannah White presents, with Alex Thomas. Produced by Candice McKenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:13.7	I'm Hannah White.
0:14.7	On-edifying and embarrassing, and ultimately, deeply damaging for Parliament, the fallout from
0:20.6	Wednesday's chaotic scenes in the Commons when MPs descended into political
0:23.6	game-playing and procedural rouse in a debate on a conflict in which thousands are dying
0:28.6	is only just the beginning. The Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is fighting for his job,
0:32.6	but the damage this causes to Parliament may be more significant.
0:35.6	We'll reflect on what's happened and what happens next.
0:39.4	Then from trouble in Parliament to problems with government.
0:42.4	Is the centre of government equipped to meet the urgent challenges that face this country in the 21st century?
0:48.0	And if not, how can it be fixed?
0:50.0	Well, these are the questions the Institute for Government's Commission on the Centre of Government has been examining for the last 12 months.
0:55.9	And in a few weeks' time, we'll be publishing our final report. We'll set the scene.
1:00.3	Talking of problems, Rishi Sunak has a few. Recent by-election defeats have ratcheted up the pressure on the PM.
1:06.1	Though this week, it's Kemi Badenock, his business secretary, and someone often tipped as a future conservative leader who has been in the headlines.
1:13.2	We'll take a look at Sunak's standing and those of the people who might want to succeed him.
1:17.8	Joining me today is my IFG colleague and the mastermind of our Centre Commission, Alex Thomas.
1:22.3	Hi, Alex.
1:22.8	Hi, Hannah. Along with several other colleagues, I should say, Jordan Urban, Reese Klein and others. And I'm delighted that we're joined again by Henry Hill, Deputy Editor of Conservative Home.
1:30.7	Hello.
1:31.3	Hi, Henry.
1:32.0	So there's only one place to start today's podcast, I think, and that's with the extraordinary scenes we saw in Parliament last night.
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