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How can Labour’s early years agenda better support boys from low-income families?
2026/09/30 | 59 mins.This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026.
Speakers:
Paul Waugh MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)
Lynn Perry MBE, Chief Executive Officer at Barnardo's
Sarah Ronan, Executive Director at the Early Education and Childcare Coalition
Matt Towner, Director of Programmes at Impact on Urban Health
Alistair Strathern MP, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labour Group for Men and Boys
This event was chaired by Nehal Davison, former Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with Barnardo’s and Impact on Urban Health.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026.
Speakers:
Mayor Kim McGuinness, Mayor of North East England
Cllr Fran Belbin, Leader of Sheffield City Council
Professor Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor at The University of Manchester
Mark Rogers, Interim Chief Executive, Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority
This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with The University of Manchester.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How can Labour build an affordable welfare system that supports sick and disabled people?
2026/09/29 | 1h 12 mins.This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026.
Speakers:
Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee
Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chair of the Young People and Work Review
Ben Paxton, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Dr Kate Summers, British Academy Post Doctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference.
Speakers:
Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State (Home Office)
David Pinto-Duschinsky MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, and former Special Adviser in the Home Office and Treasury
James Reeve, Partner at PA Consulting
Felicity Slater, former special adviser in No.10, Cabinet Office, and HM Treasury
Jack Worlidge, Associate Director at the Institute for Government
This event was chaired by Hannah Keenan, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with PA Consulting.
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Speakers:
Sam Carling MP, Member of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeChris Murray MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDr Sofia Ropek-Hewson, Senior Research Fellow and Interim Head of Decade of National Renewal Programme at IPPRJoel Spreadborough, Head of Policy and Impact at the Chartered Management Institute
This event was chaired by Vicky Elliott, Director of the IfG Academy at the Institute for Government.
This event was in partnership with IPPR.
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The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So how can the prime minister and his team turn around public service performance? What can chancellor Rachel Reeves do to get the economy growing again? What will mission-driven government actually mean in practice? Who should be making the key decisions in Westminster – and beyond? And what will the appointment of a new cabinet secretary mean for the future direction of the civil service?
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