Two of England’s elected mayors join an expert panel to explore how well mayors are working with central government – and what powers they need.Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees ValleyClaire Ward, Mayor of the East MidlandsChaired by <a href="https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/person/akash-paun">Akash Paun</a>, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Two of England’s elected mayors join an expert panel to explore how well mayors are working with central government – and what powers they need. Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees Valley Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands Chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two of England’s elected mayors join an expert panel to explore how well mayors are working with central government – and what powers they need.Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees ValleyClaire Ward, Mayor of the East MidlandsChaired by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/person/akash-paun" rel="noopener noreferrer">Akash Paun</a>, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The devolution revolution: What next for England’s mayors?

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?&nbsp;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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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? From reforming how the centre of government works to the battle for the future of the civil service, from making a success of levelling up to achieve net zero goals, IfG EVENTS stimulate fresh thinking and share ideas about how government works – and how it could work better.

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