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The Independent Republic of Mike Graham on Talk Radio.

Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Grave.

It is a brand new day.

It is the dawn of a brand new era this morning.

We come to you from an incredibly brand new studio.

Entirely fitting with our continuing success.

Entirely fitting with our surging ratings.

Entirely fitting. And in the spirit of building a Greater Britain, because that's what we're doing here at Talk Radio with your help.

While other news outlets are busy telling you precisely what is wrong with the world, we'll be busy telling you what's right with it, where we can get to and what we can achieve together. This morning, the sun is shining as we look over

the River Thames, looking out from the very, very heights of this building next to the shard,

taking the magnificent vista of Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, and the whole of the city of London.

Just as the lifting of the lockdown continues, we have much to discuss. We're going to be

joined this morning by Robbie Gibb, former advisor to number

10, who will give us his view on how the government is doing and whether the new polling

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