INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government
Is the UK (and Keir Starmer) under attack?
Published: 16 April 2026 at 12:37 Europe/London
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Episode notes
"We are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack. We are not safe." George Robertson, former defence secretary and co-author of the government's strategic defence review, has issued a stark warning about Britain's national security. So how serious is it - and what should Keir Starmer do?
PLUS: From defence to employment. A new IfG paper argues the government should go further and faster on devolving employment support - we talk to its authors about a potentially better route back into work.
Hannah White presents.
With Jill Rutter, Ben Paxton and Martha Ford.
Produced by Milo Hynes.
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