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Good morning, welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk, Radio, the Home of Common Sense, and the one place where you will hear the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

I'll never tire of saying it.

I know you might say, he says that every day.

Why does he say it every day?

I say it every day because it's worth making sure that everybody who's coming to this show for the first time. And there are many of you every single day because we are growing faster than anything

you could imagine.

Fast than anything you could have a plant, fast than anything you can put in a bush,

faster than anything you could hold in your hand.

Amazing, what's going on.

The reverberations from the tragedy in the English Channel are still rumbling on today

as the French have seemed fit to cancel a meeting with Priti Patel, the Home Secretary,

because of a letter written by Boris Johnson seeking cooperation from Emmanuel Macron.

I mean, talk about throwing your toys out of the prams. Sacrebleu! The French are apparently revolting.

Oh, they're embarrassed. They don't like the fact that this letter has been made public,

so now they've cancelled the meeting.

I mean, what are they? Ten? You're not coming around to play with your ball anymore. Really?

Meanwhile, despite the deaths of 27 migrants in the channel, another 50 arrived on our shores, seemingly oblivious to the dangers.

It might well be, though, that that is a sign that a lot fewer people are going to now make the journey

because they know that it actually could cost them an awful lot more than 3,000 quid.

It could actually cost them their lives.

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