Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

What’s on Burnham’s Brexit menu?

Freitag, 16. Oktober 2026 · 45 min

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With Andy Burnham trying to navigate the ever-precarious tightrope that is doing diplomacy with Donald Trump’s White House, Anand Menon joins the podcast team to weigh up the prime minister’s prospects.
Burnham is also exploring a new relationship with Europe, but could that really mean reversing Brexit?
Plus: Can the government fix the criminal justice system. A new IfG report has given its verdict on the performance of prisons, courts, the police and more - some good, some bad, lots of decisions for the PM to make.
Presented by Alex Thomas.
With Jill Rutter and Cassia Rowland.
Producer by Podmasters

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