The Biggest Day In Recent Political History, A Meaningful Vote, And Some Drums

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Ricky Freelove

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🗓️ 15 January 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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As Parliament prepares for the meaningful vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal this evening, we're keeping a close eye on what's going on from the talkRADIO tent in College Green. To the soundtrack of a loud bell and some drums, today's podcast features Sir Vince Cable, Katie Perrior, David Wooding, Sir Edward Leigh, Stanley Johnson, Bob Seely, and Damian Collins. See you on the other side!

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0:00.0	Across the UK, online and on DAB.
0:03.0	A mid-morning dance with the devil.
0:05.4	The Independent Republic of Mike Graham.
0:08.0	Get up to the minute news flashes, instant reaction and expert analysis from some of the biggest names in Westminster.
0:14.2	Order!
0:14.8	The Independent Republic of Mike Graham.
0:17.5	Live from Westminster on Talk Radio.
0:24.0	Good morning and welcome back to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham, live from Westminster.
0:28.2	We are the only radio show covering this enormous event in its entirety.
0:32.2	We'll be here with you all through the day, all through the vote at 7pm, all through the night at 9pm,
0:37.1	and we find out precisely just how much Theresa May has lost the vote by.
0:41.3	The meaningful vote is being called very meaningful today because we are joined not just by Katie Perrier, who is of course the former Downing Street Communications Street, but also by Stanley Johnson, who is going to be telling us precisely what he thinks is going to happen in a few hours' time.
0:56.3	You can call us, of course, 0344-49-1,000 is the number to call us on.
1:01.5	We'll take lots of your calls throughout the course of the show.
1:03.8	And, of course, we will be getting the old ticker out to try and work out precisely what the scale of the loss for Theresa May is and what is going to happen next.
1:11.7	Stanley, first of all, very good morning to you. Welcome to the Talk Radio Tent. Delighted to see you.
1:17.1	Delighted to be here and what a nice day to be here. Well, I mean, I could have been worse. I mean,
1:22.1	imagine if the skies had opened and the black clouds had rolled in and you know, Brexit seemed a billion miles away and we were all feeling terribly sad about it all.
1:31.1	Well in many ways the skies have opened haven't they? I mean the skies have opened on Mrs May's proposal.
1:37.3	Yes Stanley you've been an MEP you've worked over there in Brussels they're watching us presumably with a mixture of what can only be described as ridicule and comedy, right?
1:47.0	Bated breath. Bated breath, I think, and just picking up Kate's point.
1:55.0	I can imagine a situation where, you know, something like the Swire amendment combined with is it much the
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