Chief Political Correspondent at The Independent kicks off today's show to discuss the latest on Kier Starmer's future as he considers pledging to resign if fined over the ongoing ‘beergate’ scandal. Campaign Director for Defund The BBC Rebecca Ryan follows shortly after to discuss why the BBC is spending a whopping £50m in their attempts to figure out exactly what viewers want from the broadcasting giant. Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens returns to The Independent Republic to discuss his latest column in regard to Sinn Fein becoming the largest party in Northern Ireland and what that means for the future of the Irish Republic. Co-founder of UsForThem Molly Kingsley joins Mike to discuss how Ofsted powers are being boosted to tackle illegal unregistered schools in England and why a third of Russell Group vice-chancellors got lockdown pay rises despite online learning. All that and so much more so tune in! 

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