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

Yesterday we had a surprise birthday of

Baby Johnson just before this show started. Today we will be celebrating the 100th birthday of the man

who has come to represent the spirit of a nation during this coronavirus pandemic. He is, of course,

Captain Tom Moore, who has raised nearly 30 million pounds for NHS charities together and who has

been appointed an honorary colonel for his

efforts. There's already been one fly-pass this morning and there'll be another one later on.

Today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to the front line with an appearance at the

government briefing this afternoon where he's expected to rule out any early lifting of the lockdown

until more conditions are met. And of course he will be confounding all of those critics

who said he's just finding any excuse to stay away from the public scrutiny, even in as much

as having a child just to get away from everybody. But there are yet more signs of businesses

are voluntarily reopening as well. Yesterday, a Burger King outlet opened in Haven't for dozens of

drivers who queued up for takeaways.

And word has reached me that some more restaurants are opening their doors as well.

There's a definite feeling out there that people are having had enough going back to business,

going back to work, whether the government is going to allow them to do it or not.

This morning, we will hear from legendary time sketchwriter Quentin Lett on yesterday's performances in Parliament, where Kirstehrm were attempted to bore everyone to oblivion at PMQ's and Pretty Patel's schooled Yvette Cooper at the Home Affairs Select Committee. As ever, we want to hear your voices too on what you were seeing out there, what you

are hearing and what is going on in your lockdown world. 344-49-1,000. Coming up, we'll be travelling

to Spain as their lockdown eases further, and we'll

be comparing how other countries around the world are coping with their particular situations.

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