Virgin Radio Presenter Chris Evans kicks off today's show by discussing the recent news he has been diagnosed with skin cancer and his plans for a strong, speedy recovery. Former No10 Adviser Tim Montgomerie kicks off shortly after on the Lucy Letby case and the apparent failures by the NHS. Professor Health & Nursing Policy, King’s College London & Former President, Royal College of Nursing Dame Ann Rafferty joins shortly after to discuss further the sentencing of Lucy Letby as she is given a whole life term, with no chance of parole, for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more. The Bruges Group Robert Oulds returns to The Independent Republic to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis as 661 people crossed the Channel in small boats yesterday, and Laura Dodsworth returns for her weekly takedown of the worst headlines from clown world. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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