Episode description

Former No10 Adviser & Founder Conservative Home Tim Montgomerie kicks off todays show by delving into the mornings top headlines as Government ministers are braced for Rishi Sunak to reshuffle the Cabinet in the coming days as he seeks to “freshen up” his front bench amid fears of a hat trick of by-election defeats. Head of Security and Extremism, Policy Exchange Dr Paul Stott joins shortly after to discuss how small boats could be a backdoor into Britain for terrorists, the UK's security sources believe. The Channel crisis could provide an opportunity for individual killers to exploit our weak borders, they add. More than 13,000 people have already arrived since January on small boats. Deputy Case Director for the Free Speech Union Ben Jones returns to the Independent Republic to discuss Nigel Farage who has revealed in the Telegraph this morning Coutts bank risks the UK ending up with a China-style social credit system after the bank decided his views “do not align with our values”. A reputational risk committee “exited” the former Ukip leader after considering a dossier detailing his comments about Brexit, his friendship with Donald Trump and his views on LGBT rights among many reasons he was not “compatible with Coutts”, and Conservative MP Miriam Cates closes the show to discuss why Rishi Sunak is expected to delay issuing transgender guidance for schools after the attorney-general and government lawyers warned that plans to strengthen it would be unlawful. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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