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Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk Radio as we wake up to discover that Brexit has actually shifted off almost all of the front pages today.

But don't worry, we will keep you updated on the latest manoeuvrings from Downing Street and a new poll that shows that 35% of Remainers now believe the referendum result should be respected.

Not quite sure what they mean by that, but I'm pretty sure that's a pretty important shift from the point of view of those people who voted to leave.

There's still no sign of an election, but Boris has come up with a fantastic plan

to build a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

What could possibly go wrong?

And can you imagine if we're not going to get HS2 until something like 2037,

how long would it take them to actually build a bridge from one part of Britain to the other across the Irish Sea?

I suggest to you we wouldn't see it done until about 2050.

Coming up this morning, we are addressing a problem that simply refuses to go away.

We've talked about it before. That is, of course, that yesterday

there were 86 migrants intercepted trying to cross the English Channel, the largest number

in any one single day ever, which suggests, obviously, that the problem is getting worse rather

than better. There's people coming in from Iran, there's people coming in from Iraq. Yesterday,

some of the people caught were from Vietnam.

Some of them are coming from the Philippines.

Once again, I'll be asking the question,

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