Evidence Session 3: The Role of No. 10

The Role of No. 10: Driving Effective Government from the Centre

Evidence session with Jonathan Powell, Baroness Sally Morgan of Huyton, Baroness Kate Fall, and Lord Gavin Barwell

The Commission for Smart Government held an evidence session on Thursday 3 December 2020, where Commissioners put questions to Jonathan Powell, Chief of Staff to Tony Blair 1997-2007; Baroness Sally Morgan of Huyton, Senior Adviser to Tony Blair 1997-2005; Baroness Kate Fall, Deputy Chief of Staff to David Cameron 2010-2016; and Lord Gavin Barwell, Chief of Staff to Theresa May 2017-2019.

The session examined the role of 10 Downing Street in supporting the Prime Minister to set and deliver a strategic agenda.

Commissioners present at the session included Lord Bichard, Deborah Cadman, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Sir Ian Cheshire, Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, Baroness Finn, Verity Harding, Lord Herbert of South Downs (Chair), Husayn Kassai, Daniel Korski, Sir Paul Marshall, and Sir Mark Rowley.