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Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on the world headquarters of common sense. It is, of course, talk radio. We've reached the end of another

startling week in the dangerous world of international journalism. The government

are engulfed this slees row following the resignation of Underfire MP Owen Patterson,

who claims he's been forced out of the cruel world of politics. Those are his words, not mine. And labour and labouring under the misapprehension, there's nothing to do with them.

Of course, apart from the fact that their former MP Claudia Webb has narrowly avoided a jail sentence for threatening to throw acid in someone's face.

But no one in the House of Commons seems to be too bothered about that, strangely enough.

Meanwhile, there's lots of talk of revolts, backbench, plots and humiliation for Boris Johnson. We should take the temperature of our political

landscape at the quagmire this morning with John Rental, Chief Political Commentator from

the Independent. 0344491,000. There's plenty of stories to talk about with him. Coming up later,

we're heading north of the border with Stuart Weir to get the latest from the climate crisis. Apparently they haven't solved it yet, and Greta Tunberg is leading

a march of the youths later on because that's bound to make a huge difference, isn't it?

We'll also be talking to top barrister Jerry Hayes on the news that just one in 15 crimes

ends up in court. That's a charge or summons rate of just 6.5%. Well done, everyone. The justice system,

along with everyone else in this country, really does seem to be creaking. 03444-491,000. Dr. Tony

Hinton is here too, after researchers have isolated a gene that doubles the risk of respiratory

failure from COVID-19. And there are, as I've been suggesting for months,

genetic factors that make some people more susceptible than others. Now, this is the kind

of information that we can actually use about the virus, because it now would appear that

there is a difference in how some people get it, some people die from it, some people don't

really feel anything at all, having been infected.

Plus, Rob Clark will bring us the latest from the world of the armed forces.

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