Event

Labour’s first year in power: Is this still a mission-driven government?

This event hosted by UK think tanks the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government will discuss Labour’s first year in government.

Labour fought the 2024 general election on a manifesto which promised “a new way of doing government” – one built on the concept of mission-driven government. But how much has this government’s decisions, trade-offs and policy priorities really been shaped by its five missions? And how far have they been able to make progress on their priorities in the first year?

To mark the first year of Keir Starmer becoming prime minister, the Institute for Government and Institute for Fiscal Studies will be hosting a joint event to explore what progress the government has made and whether Starmer’s government is really doing things differently to its predecessors?

Are the government’s missions realistic or do they lack ambition? Have Rachel Reeves’ tax and spending choices supported or hindered mission delivery? What did the spending review reveal about the government’s priorities? How could government be better structured – and decisions made – in a way that is more mission-driven? And one year on since the general election, can the Labour government really say is governing in a “new way”?

Speakers

Helen Miller – Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Gemma Tetlow – Chief Economist of the Institute for Government

Stephen Bush – Financial Times columnist and associate editor

The event will be chaired by Dr Hannah White – Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.