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Morning Glory with Mike Graham

Matt Hall

News, News & Politics

4.4 • 741 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Leader of The Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off today's show to discuss the morning's top headlines as BBC Chair Richard Sharp resigns as after a report finds he breached rules while being interviewed for his role by failing to disclose two potential conflicts of interest. Former President of the Royal College of Nursing Dame Ann Rafferty joins shortly after to discuss why the nurses' strike is to be cut short after a pay decision has been made. Campaign Director at Director at Defund the BBC Rebecca Ryan returns to The Independent Republic to further discuss the BBC in turmoil as an MPs committee claim the broadcaster is stuck in a TV and radio era without digital plan. Travel Correspondent at The Times Ben Clatworthy joins Mike to discuss the upcoming strikes by Mick Lynch and Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay closes the show to discuss why MPs are warning Britain will be unable to keep the lights on with net zero power. All that and so much more, so tune in!

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0:00.0	On your mobile, on your wavelengths, talk radio and talk TV.
0:05.3	Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republican Mike Graham. How's it going for you?
0:09.4	It's not going too well for the BBC, I'm afraid. Richard Sharp has just resigned. He is the chairman of the BBC, or rather was the chairman of the BBC.
0:16.5	He says he should have mentioned potential perceived conflicts of interest. He says, I would like once again to apologise for that oversight, inadvertent though it was,
0:24.8	and for the distraction these events of course to BBC.
0:27.2	This is basically the result of an independent inquiry that's been going on for quite some time
0:31.8	into the fact that Richard Sharp basically organised a loan for Boris Johnson while he was Prime Minister and didn't declare
0:39.9	it to the BBC bonds that are supposed to know about these things.
0:43.4	And he says there was no evidence found to suggest that he played any part whatsoever in
0:48.4	the facilitation arrangement or financing of a loan for the former Prime Minister.
0:52.8	But he says, says nevertheless he's going
0:55.0	he's going to be leaving the job forthwith we'll have a little clip for you in a moment
0:59.3	we've got lots to talk about this morning though Richard Tyson is here we're going to put him up as
1:02.8	the next chair of the BBC I think it's a great idea I think he could probably slash the
1:07.2	expensive organisation at a stroke.
1:11.1	But we'll get to that later one.
1:12.5	We'll also talk about the dreaded trade unions
1:14.6	who have now decided they hate Britain so much.
1:16.7	They're going to strike on FA Cup final day.
1:18.6	They're going to strike on Derby Day.
1:20.0	And they're going to strike when the Eurovision Song Contest is on in Liverpool as well.
1:23.8	Also, what's going on in the Civil Service or the Snivel Service,
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