Inside Whitehall

Inside Whitehall

By James Starkie and Jonathan Gullis MPSociety & CultureNewsGovernmentPoliticsPersonal Journals
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Inside Whitehall episodes

  • What is a Parliamentary Private Secretary?: Part 1

    This week the gang are joined by Mark Fletcher, current PPS to the Chancellor, and Alex Davies-Jones, who is the current shadow minister for Digital but has previously been PPS for Rachel Reeves.

    Mark and Alex help take us inside the world of the Parliament Private Secretary, Ministerial aids who are unpaid but have an influential role in how parliament and indeed government is run.

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    47 min
  • The real Malcolm Tuckers: SpAds and Pads: Part 1

    James and Jonathan go inside the world of political advisors with guests Hannah Guerin, a former Government Special Advisor, and Martin McCluskey, who previously worked as advisor to former Labour leader Ed Miliband.

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    44 min
  • Taking a Bill through Parliament : Part 1 - Priti Patel

    James and Jonathan talk to former Home Secretary Priti Patel about what's involved in getting legislation through the Houses of Parliament and into law. From engaging with key stakeholders to dealing with amendments from backbench MPs, Priti Patel shares the hurdles she overcame to tackle some of the biggest challenges of the day.

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    47 min
  • The Lobby. Inside the world of Westminster journalists: Part 1

    James and Jonathan speak to two titans of the lobby, the journalists who cover political events for the national and local media. Harry Cole and Kate McCann take are political editors for the Sun and Talk TV respectively and take us inside political reporting.

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    53 min
  • Around the Cabinet table: Part 2

    James and Jonathan pick through the interview with Michael Gove reflecting on cabinet meetings during the coalition and fractious Brexit period.

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    36 min
  • Around the Cabinet table with Michael Gove: Part 1

    James and Jonathan speak to Michael Gove, a Secretary of State under four Prime Ministers and someone who has been at the top of government for over a decade.

    What really happens in a Cabinet meeting? And how do styles differ between Boris Johnson and David Cameron? Find out in the latest episode of Inside Whitehall.

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    54 min

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Inside Whitehall demystifies many of the aspects we hear and read about in politics coverage every day. What really happens inside a Cabinet meeting? How is legislation made? What are Special Advisors?