Rishi Sunak has prepared for the new political term with a mini-shuffle, promoting his closest political ally Claire Coutinho to energy secretary and Grant Shapps to defence secretary. What do the limited changes say about the PM’s grip on his party? The FT’s Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher is joined by columnist Stephen Bush and political correspondent Anna Gross to analyse the shake-up. Plus, what, if anything, did James Cleverly’s visit to China achieve? And Lucy is also joined by the FT’s public policy editor Peter Foster to examine how the UK government is coping with post-Brexit rule changes.
Follow Lucy on Twitter: @LOS_Fisher
Want more?
‘Safe pair of hands’ Grant Shapps appointed UK defence secretary
UK foreign secretary hits back at Tory critics of China policy
UK government announces fifth delay to post-Brexit border controls on food
Clips from: BBC
Sign up for 90 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 ‘Best Newsletter’ award: https://www.ft.com/newsletter-signup/inside-politics
Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why every day at Conservative conference is Johnson day
Keir Starmer’s clear break with the Jeremy Corbyn era
Boris Johnson undertakes his first major overseas trip
Looking in detail at the cabinet reshuffle
Tearing up the Conservatives’ fiscal orthodoxy
Britain’s diplomatic push over Afghanistan
Interview special: Liz Truss
Interview special: Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Interview special: Steve Baker MP
Interview special: Professor Neil Ferguson
Interview special: Anas Sarwar
Exemptions to isolation and the Northern Ireland protocol
Chaos and confusion over masks and levelling up
Freedom day too soon and English patriotism
Labour comes home in Batley and Spen
Travel woes and Brexit five years on
Lockdown continues, a shock in the Chilterns
G7 special from Cornwall
British holidays at home
Dominic Cummings versus the world
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
FT News Briefing
Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
FT World Weekly
FT News in Focus
FT Banking Weekly