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

So there we are then. I told you it would be a waste of

time. I told you there wasn't any need to go. I said it was a pointless exercise. If only the government

listened to me, we could have all saved a bucket load of money on the world's most expensive

fish supper. According to reports this morning, Boris Johnson and Ursula von the liar, sorry,

von der Leyen, as I say, shared scallops, pumpkin soup and steamed deterbet

as they discussed how they couldn't agree on anything.

Predictively, the papers this morning are full of red herring, scouse mackerel,

smoke kippers, souse mackerel, that should be, and people having had their chips.

And so now, guess what, there's another deadline on Sunday.

This morning, I'm delighted to say I I'm joining the studio by Baroness Buckley

aka Claire Fox, former MEP for the Brexit Party, now with the Perform UK. She's going to have

plenty to say on all sorts of things, including the devastating lockdown and its effects on

business hospitality and the pub industry. If you've got questions for her, then please let us know.

0344491,000. We'll also be talking to Robin Schoenhofer, former news reader here at TalkTowers, who's now

working in the NHS.

She got the COVID vaccine yesterday.

We'll find out how she's feeling.

And we're joined by Helen Dale, lawyer, author and commentator with her take on the week

and her view on the state of things. And as the row over at Sky News continues to grow, we'll be checking in with media

expert Mark Bikovsky about the extraordinary development that Adam Bolton has now thrown

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