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Morning Glory with Mike Graham

MPs, Votes and Counts

Morning Glory with Mike Graham

Matt Hall

News, Unknown, News & Politics

4.4741 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Live from College Green, Mike speaks to John Whittingdale, John Rentoul and takes your calls

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0:00.0

The Independent Republic of Mike Graham on Talk Radio.

0:04.4

Welcome back to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk Radio.

0:07.8

We're live from College Green down in Westminster, where the Gremlin's attacking our tent are almost as bad as the Tory back benches attacking Theresa May.

0:14.4

I have to tell you, I'm joined, however, by John Whittingdale, former cabinet minister.

0:17.9

Apologies for the technical difficulties, John.

0:20.2

Welcome to the show.

0:21.3

I know you've got to rush off very shortly. Tell us, please, what is going to happen at

0:24.8

six o'clock tonight as all the Tories start filing into room 14?

0:29.2

Well, I'm afraid that's one thing I just don't know. All we do know is that over 48 of my colleagues,

0:35.6

including myself, have submitted letters asking for this vote. But one thing which all history has shown is that over 48 of my colleagues, including myself, have submitted letters asking for this vote.

0:39.1

But one thing which all history has shown is that a lot of members of Parliament may tell you one thing,

0:44.5

but quite often do something completely different. So we'll have to wait.

0:47.3

No, indeed. I mean, I was likening, and I hope you won't mind me saying so, the rats that are sinking ship analogy.

0:52.2

Because, of course, if you're a Tory MP now now you want to be on the right side of history you don't want to be made to look a fool by trying to disloge your Prime Minister and failing but by the same token you don't want to be part of somebody a group of people trying to save her if in fact she's going down and not many Tory Prime Ministers have survived this kind of pooch have they well? Well, I mean, we haven't had these circumstances before.

1:13.6

The only previous time when the 48 letters triggered a contest was when we were in opposition

1:18.9

and Ian Duncan Smith was leader.

1:20.7

But, I mean, it shouldn't be about personal advancement or what's going to benefit careers.

1:25.6

It's about something much more important. I mean, Brexit

1:28.5

is the biggest issue facing the country. In my view, Theresa May is taking us in the wrong direction.

1:33.7

The deal cannot get support, and therefore I've reluctantly reached the conclusion we had to have

1:38.8

a new leader who would make a fresh start. Now, just for the point of view of parliamentary procedure,

1:43.6

Brexit is now kind of in abeyance, isn't it,

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