UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a "real chill throughout the civil service." That’s according to a senior union official following his decision to sack the lead civil servant in the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins.
James and Chris are joined by Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government, Catherine Haddon, to discuss the recent turbulence in the relationship between the government and the Civil Service over the appointment of Peter Mandelson and whats next for the institution.
And, Economics Editor Faisal Islam also joins us to discuss why the inflation rate has increased 3.3% in March.
00:00 – PMQs
01:18 – Matthew Doyle revelation
04:14 – More chapters to the Mandelson story
07:34 – Is there a battle between government and the civil service?
22:01 – Faisal’s chat with Rishi Sunak
30:03 – Inflation rises in the UK
36:14 – How does this affect interest rates?
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