Reform Restore Democracy
Talk Breakfast
Ricky Freelove
4.3 • 763 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Tory party chairman Matt Vickers and former Labour MP join Mark Dolan to discuss Starmer's 15th U-Turn allowing the local elections to go ahead in May risking electoral wipe out for the Labour Party. Fleet Street titan Leo McKinstry exposes Labour Together's campaign to smear journalists, whilst Andrew Lownie dishes out new dirt on the disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Plus, British Chagossians raid the islands to take back the territory for the UK from China backed Mauritius in a middle-finger to Starmer.
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| 0:00.0 | three minutes past six happy tuesday one and all you're listening to mark dolan in for jeremy |
| 0:13.4 | kyle and breaking this morning a victory for democracy a victory for people power and a a victory for Nigel Farage's reform UK, |
| 0:23.9 | as Sakea Stama performs his 15th U-turn in office scrapping plans to cancel local elections in May. |
| 0:34.4 | And of course, it's a big headache for the Prime Minister because he faces Armageddon at the polls in May. |
| 0:40.4 | Is this the beginning of the end of his premiership? Is this the final nail in the political coffin? |
| 0:48.1 | Plus, it's not just an embarrassing climb down and another U-turn, but the government will have to pay reform an estimated quarter |
| 0:56.0 | of a million pounds in legal costs. |
| 0:58.8 | Where does the PM go from here? |
| 1:04.3 | Meanwhile, Labour stand accused of a toxic culture of bullying as Starmer's favourite think tank, |
| 1:17.5 | Labour together, stand accused of a vicious campaign against journalists trying to find out how they're funded. |
| 1:29.7 | So much to get through. My priority for the next four hours is to get your opinions on the national radio and television airwaves. My phone number is 03444491,000. |
| 1:32.7 | Damien is taking your calls. |
| 1:34.3 | So book your place on the show. |
| 1:36.5 | Is this the worst government in history? |
| 1:39.3 | I don't think that's an exaggeration now. |
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| 1:44.8 | Or leave us a voice note. |
| 1:45.8 | We know you're very busy. |
| 1:47.2 | You're getting the kids ready for school. |
| 1:49.3 | You're getting yourself off to work. |
| 1:51.6 | You're perhaps at the tail end of a night shift. |
| 1:53.8 | Whatever you're up to, we've got your back. |
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