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A general election brings the appointment of a whole host of new ministers, and on day one in government they begin a job like no other.
Former shadow ministers may be familiar with their new policy portfolio, but ministerial life is very different to opposition. The switch from leading a small team to heading up departments with hundreds or thousands of civil servants, and from issuing press releases to making life-changing policy decisions, happens overnight.
But ministers too often overlook how they can move beyond ‘on the job’ learning and get the most out of their ministerial careers. So how can ministers get the support they need to succeed in government? What benefits are there in investing in professional development? What skills do ministers and other executives need to be effective leaders? And what support is available to ministers seeking to develop their skills in government?
To explore these questions and more, we will be joined by an expert panel, including:
Rt Hon Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, former Chief Whip
Dr Paul Chapman, Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Rt Hon Chloe Smith, former Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ruth Turner, Senior Director at the Forward Institute and former Director of Government Relations in the Prime Minister’s Office
The event will be chaired by Tim Durrant, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
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Keir Starmer used his first speech as prime minister to declare that the “work of change begins immediately”. But how will the Labour government approach the complex policy challenges that it has inherited? And how will it start making progress on new promises?
From freeing up space in crowded prisons to turning around struggling public services, delivering clean energy and kickstarting economic growth, the government’s to-do list is daunting. Labour has promised to “change how Britain is governed” in order to deliver its aims in government - but how will this work in practice? What does Labour’s ‘mission-led’ approach mean for the way government operates? How will central government work with locally elected mayors? And what do Keir Starmer’s cabinet appointments - and the way he has structured his centre of government - tell us about how his plan for government will work?
This Institute for Government webinar looked at what Keir Starmer’s first week as prime minister tells us about how he intends to govern Britain.
To explore these questions and more, we were joined by an expert panel, including:
Emma Norris, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government
Joe Owen, Director of Impact of the Institute for Government
Jen Williams, Northern England correspondent, Financial Times
The event was chaired by Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.
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10 июл 2024
