Reform Party Member and Former MEP Ben Habib kicks off today's show to discuss Rishi Sunak's plans to open ‘safe’ routes for 20,000 migrants a year as public drug use, fly-tipping and low-level crimes such as graffiti are to be targeted with a strategy of “hotspot” policing and “short and sharp” punishments. Asst. Police & Crime Commissioner West Midlands Tom McNeil joins shortly after to discuss the issue further as crime in the West Midlands soars. Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchens r...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Leader of the Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off todays show to discuss the mornings top headlines as Britain’s top lawyers say they will refuse to prosecute climate activists and only 1% of lost or stolen grant cash for COVID has been recovered. Conservative MP Sir John Redwood joins shortly after to discuss the Bank of England raising interest rates to 4.25pc as council tax tops £2,000 as rates rise for the 11th time. Leader of Harrow Council Councillor Paul Osborn returns to The Independent ...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 27 min
TalkTV's International Editor Isabel Oakeshott kicks off todays show to discuss the 3 year anniversary of Boris Johnson's declaration of a nationwide lockdown to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Conservative Peer Lord Robert Hayward joins Mike live from College Green shortly after to reflect on yesterdays Partygate hearing as Boris Johnson repeatedly insisted he did not intentionally mislead Parliament in a heated grilling by MPs. Executive Editor and Presenter at Unheard Freddie Sayers returns to ...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Political columnist at The Sun Trevor Kavanagh kicks off today's show to discuss the Johnson inquiry into his misleading of parliament during 'partygate', in addition to the Windsor framework vote today in the house of commons as MPs decide on a new Brexit deal for northern Ireland. Conservative MP for North Herefordshire Bill Wiggin joins Mike shortly after live from College Green to discuss the Tory rebels who want to toughen new illegal immigration laws as it is revealed today deported illega...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Conservative Peer Lord Baron Stewart Jackson of Peterborough kicks off today's show to discuss the morning's top headlines including a damning report that has found "institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia" within the Metropolitan Police - and suggested the force could be broken up if it fails to improve. Shortly after we go live to Scotland Yard to speak to our reporter on the ground Oliver Whitfield-Miocic for further information on the report, followed by Chairman of the Police and Crim...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Chief Political Commentator from The Independent John Rentoul kicks off today's show to discuss the latest headlines in the world of politics as SNP head deeper into turmoil as SNP chief executive and Husband to Nicola Sturgeon Peter Murrell resigns amid membership row,and Boris Johnson mounts defence over partygate. Former Head of UK Border Force Tony Smith joins shortly after to discuss Suella Bravermans Rwanda policy set to begin deportations by this Summer. Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hit...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Leader of the Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off todays show to review the weeks headlines as we were hit with a new budget proposed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as Labour, we also discuss the mayhem ensuing on the streets of France as Macron bypasses a controversial vote on pensions while Dutch protestors enjoy a big win in provincial elections as the people rallied against their governments environmental policies. Former President of the Royal College of Nursing Dame Anne Rafferty joins shortly ...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min
TalkTV's International Editor Isabel Oakeshott kicks off today's show to discuss yesterday's budget, migrant forecasting carried out by The Sun, as well as her reaction to The Lockdown Files and the journalistic work carried out by her and her team at the Telegraph. Travel correspondent from The Independent Simon Calder joins shortly after to give us the full lowdown on today's train strikes and how this will affect you and your commute. Conservative MP for North East Somerset & Former Secre...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 21 min
It's all about the Spring Budget today as our guests all give their thoughts to Jeremy Hunt's new policies. Former Brexit party MEP and Chairman of BrexitWatch, Ben Habib lets Mike know what he think Hunt's new budget will affect business within the UK, plus he discusses how the national strikers have become more deluded than ever. Economist expert Justin Urquhart-Stewart joins the show to help explain how exactly each policy will effect the UK, the pound and your pocket, with Childcare receivin...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Just when you think it was all over about Gary Lineker, Professor Frank Furedi, Author and Sociologist kicks off todays show to discuss the decisions made around his comments and behaviour we also get Frank's views on how Lockdowns have turn the general public into germaphobes. Former Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police and a former ambassador of the child protection charity Kidscape Dai Davies also joins Mike to give us his expertise on the Gary Glitter case, following the news last...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 14 min
The Gary Lineker row continues as the Director General of the BBC rows back and apologises for the weekend sports outage. Meanwhile Suella Braverman orders police to protect free speech while the Ministry of Defence secures an extra £5bn in this week's Budget. Elsewhere Rishi Sunak enlists spies to help business counter Chinese tech threat on the eve of the Integrated Review being published while backbench Tory MPs express their unease of the Illegal Migrant bill to detain and deport child refug...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Leader of the Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off today's show to discuss the first British-Franco summit for the past five years as Rishi arrives in France to meet Emmanuel Macros to discuss trade, channel crossing and investments for the future. As delays for HS2 have been announced as rail line costs soar we talk to transport commentator Christian Wolmar to figure out when or if the project will ever be complete. Host of The What China Wants Podcast Sam Olsen returns to The Independent Republ...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Columnist for The Sun & The Sunday Times Rod Liddle kicks off todays show to discuss the government's newly proposed plans to stop the channel crossings as it is revealed by the Telegraph today Britain has taken in the most refugees since Second World War, we also get Rod's views on The ongoing Lockdown Files. Social Policy Analyst and Writer Rakob Ehsan continues the migrant conversation with Mike, and as more than 200 have been arrested with drugs, guns and swords seized during county line...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Public Law Barrister Francis Hoar kicks off today's show to discuss the government's plans to stop channel crossings and illegal immigration, we also ask Francis for his views on Gary Lineker's recent controversial comments comparing Sunak's migration plans to that of Nazi Germany. Conservative MP James Daly returns to the Independent Republic to discuss the front page story in The Telegraph yesterday who highlighted how Matt Hancock plotted to block funding for disabled children if Daly opposed...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Former government adviser Leon Emirali kicks off todays show to discuss another day of Lockdown Files as we find out MPs who criticised lockdowns were placed on secret red list, and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock hoped to offer Emmanuel Macron ‘spare’ intensive care beds in Britain, despite increasing levels of the virus. As Rishi Sunak announces his plans to set an annual cap on the number of refugees entering the UK, we speak to Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis live from College Green to ...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Chief political Correspondent at The Independent John Rentoul kicks off todays show to discuss another day of revelations from The Lockdown Files, we also get John's view on Sue Gray's recent resignation to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Barrister & Founder, The Centre for Migration and Economic Prosperity Steven Woolfe joins shortly after as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce new powers to stop small boat crossings this week. Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchen...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Leader of The Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off todays show to discuss the latest from The Lockdown Files from Isabel Oakeshott and The Telegraph as today's paper reveals how Hancock's team wanted to take action against Nigel Farage after he tweeted a video of himself in a Kent pub after travelling to attend a Trump rally, we also look into the revelation Britain’s second lockdown was based on ‘very wrong’ Covid data according to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Former police officer &...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min
TalkTV's International Editor Isabel Oakeshott kicks off today's show to discuss day two of her Lockdown Files expose with The Telegraph that shows how Matt Hancock branded teaching unions 'absolute asses' via text while Gavin Williamson said teachers ‘hated work’. Shortly after we speak to The Spectator's Gavin Mortimer to discuss how up to a third of the overseas aid budget is being used for housing refugees in the UK according to a recent MPs report. Leader of the Social Democratic Party and ...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Chairman of BrexitWatch and former MEP Ben Habib kicks off today's show to discuss the latest regarding the Northern Ireland protocol as Boris Johnson announces he will not oppose Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal. Shortly after we go live to TalkTV's reporter Oliver Whitfield-Miocic to get the latest on the massive search currently under way for a missing baby after a couple - Constance Marten and Mark Gordon - were found and arrested in Brighton. A huge leak has revealed conversations from 100,000 tex...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Former MEP and Probation Minister Ann Widdecombe kicks off today's show to discuss Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland as well as the breaking news regarding Isla Bryson, a double rapist who changed gender while waiting to stand trial has been jailed for eight years. An estimated 200,000 teachers in England and Wales will take part in three days of industrial action as their dispute over pay continues, we spoke to the Head of Education at the Centre for Policy Studies and Former H...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Former Conservative MP Nick De Bois CBE kicks off today's show to discuss Rishi Sunak's plan for a refashion of the Brexit deal as Ursula Von Der Leyen travels to Britain for negotiation talks, plus discussing Raab's bullying allegations. On the matter of Brexit talks, what will this mean for those migrants crossing the channel and their lawyers? Who is allowed to stay and who is deported? Steven Woolfe, Director of The Centre for Migration and Economic prosperity speaks to Mike about the techni...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Leader of The Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off today's show to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine/Russia conflict, as well as his thoughts on Keir Starmer's recently announced 5-step plan and the growing backlog of asylum seekers in the UK, along with potential solutions to this issue. Ukrainian MPs Adrii Osadchuck and Oleksiy Goncharenko will then join Mike to further discuss the past year since Putin's army invaded, before a minute of silence is observed outside Downing Street ...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 17 min
TalkTV's International Editor, Isabel Oakeshott will kick off today's show by discussing Keir Starmer's speech outlining Labour's five missions for government. We will also cover the latest developments in the Nicola Bulley case as investigations begin into the police's handling of the situation. As we mourn the passing of football legend John Motson at the age of 77, we will speak with TalkSport's Ally McCoist and Gary Newbon MBE, both of whom pay their respects and reflect on his illustrious c...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Baroness Kate Hoey kicks off todays show to discuss the latest regarding the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations, and as news breaks that Shamima Begum, the 23-year-old who left east London aged 15 to join the Islamic State in Syria, has lost her appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship we ask Ms Hoey her thoughts on the decision. As some supermarkets decide to ration fruit and veg as shelves empty due to poor weather in Europe and Africa we talk to TalkTV reporter Ollie ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Chairman of BrexitWatch & Former MEP Ben Habib kicks off todays show to discuss the latest on the Nicola Bulley case as the body recovered in the River Wyre was confirmed yesterday as well as the latest regarding the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations that are still ongoing as Prime Minister Sunak and Suella Braverman voice their concerns this morning. Senior Fellow Policy Exchange & Former Political aide to Boris Johnson Andrew Gilligan returns to the Independent Republic to discuss...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Leader of the Social Democratic Party William Clouston kicks off today's show to discuss President Biden's surprise trip to Kyiv to meet President Zelensky and new preliminary plans by the Home Office to set a cap on migration. Editor of the Lancashire Post Nicola Adam joins shortly after to provide the latest on the Nicola Bulley case as Lancashire police recover a body in the River Wyre yesterday. Columnist for The Mail on Sunday Peter Hitchens returns to The Independent Republic to discuss Fi...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Leader of The Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off today's show to discuss Rishi Sunak's trip to Northern Ireland this morning for a last-ditch Brexit deal push in addition to his exclusive interview last night with Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. As Surrey becomes the latest to join the county councils taking Sadiq Khan to court over planned ULEZ extension we speak to GLA Conservatives transport spokesperson & London Assembly Member for South West Nick Rogers to understand the ensuing figh...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min
TalkTV's International Editor Isabel Oakeshott kicks off today's show to discuss Nicola Sturgeon's resignation, and news from across the world as Governor of China’s Xinjiang region cancels his upcoming UK visit after backlash. We continue our discussion of Sturgeon's resignation with Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond who shares his thoughts on the future of Scotland without Sturgeon and his personal relationship with her over the years. Energy analyst at the Institute of Economic A...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 15 min
House of Lords Peer Lord Stewart Jackson kicks off today's show to discuss the morning's top headlines as Tories urge the government to stop sending foreign aid to China before the next election and council tax rises by 5%. Elliot Keck from the Taxpayers Alliance joins shortly after to discuss the increase in council tax further. MP for Orkney & Shetlands. Lib Dem spokesman on Home Affairs, Justice & Northern Ireland Alastair Carmichael MP joins the Independent Republic to discuss Britai...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Baroness Claire Fox opens today's program to analyze the top news stories of the day, including the recent riots in Merseyside amid public outrage over asylum hotels, and the conspiracy behind the Europe summit staged by senior politicians. Later, Harry Miller, a former police officer and founder of the Fair Cop Group, joins the conversation to delve deeper into the weekend riots in Liverpool and the police force's priorities, which seem to prioritize addressing thought crimes over criminal acts...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 22 min
