Across the UK, online, on DAB and on your smart speaker, the Independent Republic of Mike Graham, on Talk Radio.

Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk Radio.

It's just over a week to go until we remove the shackles of the European Union and head for the glorious horizon of freedom and self-determination.

Yesterday, as I predicted, the House of Lords cleared the Brexit withdrawal bill, and so it has now passed its final hurdle, despite all those naysayers

who thought something would go wrong at the last minute. I mean, only last week I was at

an event with Myatoosie, our favourite YouTuber, and people were asking me, but what if the House

of Lords tries to block it? What if the House of Lords tries to do this? What if the House of Lords tries to do that? I told them in no uncertain terms,

there is nothing that the House of Lords can do to stop Brexit. Boris Johnson has now vowed to

maximise all the freedoms the British people voted to grasp. Those are his words, not mine. So yes,

ladies and gentlemen, it is officially party time, instead of waiting until

next Friday night. Let's get the party started now, shall we? As ever, I will be asking for your

full and total support throughout the show, which is now live streaming on YouTube, on Facebook,

and on Twitter. 0344-49-1,000 is the only number you will ever need to call in and join the party.

Nick DeBois,

former Tory MP, author of Confessions of a recovering MP, is going to join us for part of the show

this morning. Coming up as well, we're looking at the killer virus alert on all the front pages. Only

on Monday, I was asking why our airports are not bothering to screen people coming in from

Wuhan in China, and I was told by experts that there

was no need. And I was even told that wearing a mask wasn't required. Well, guess what? Now we're

screening at airports, and everyone in China is wearing a mask. So it looks like I'm afraid

I was right again. And apparently now, the Philippines have banned all flights into mainland

China, because this, I have to tell you,

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