This weekend, Match of the Day was broadcast without presenters, pundits, or commentators after Gary Lineker was suspended from the BBC for breaching impartiality guidelines with his criticism of the government's asylum policies. In solidarity with Lineker, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer, and other pundits have refused to present the show, leading the BBC to only feature match footage. Initially, the BBC had put pressure on Lineker to agree to their terms on his future use of social media, but on Monday, the Corporation did a u-turn in the face of public pressure after Lineker's suspension had been widely criticized. This has now led to calls for BBC chair Richard Sharp to resign for his mishandling of the affair.

Roifield is joined by a group of British pundits to discuss this momentous weekend in British politics, in which football, immigration policy, and free speech all collided.

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Bo Shuff serves as the Executive Director for DC Vote having been promoted from Director of Advocacy in June of 2017. Bo has spent the last twenty years on the front lines of both electoral and advocacy politics. From being a member of the Gore election team in Florida in 2000 to being on the staff of HRC from the Lawrence decision through the 2006 Marriage Amendments, Bo somehow finds himself engaged in some of the hottest political moments. In addition to organizational advocacy work his electoral efforts led to a progressive majority in the Washington State Senate and, as Campaign Manager, the election of Mayor Muriel Bowser. He joined DC Vote in 2016 with an eye to achieving full equality for the residents of the 51st State, Washington DC.

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Leslie Herod

The first openly gay, Black person elected to the Colorado state legislature. She was first elected in 2016 and most recently re-elected for a fourth and final term to the Colorado State House of Representatives - representing House district eight. During the 2021 legislative session, Herod was appointed to the state's coveted Joint Budget Committee. During the previous session, Herod was vice-chair of the Judiciary Committee. She's now a mayoral candidate in Denver. The election is on April 4, 2023.

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My guests today are Moj Mahdra a founding member of the Iranian Diaspora Collective, which was just created in response to the Iranian uprisings and Helen Kamali an Iranian-American and Co-Founder of The Azadi Co which is a streetwear for freedom project that donates funds to Iran-centric charities. 

Human Rights activists in Iran claim that At least 470 people have been killed since the demonstrations began and more than 18,000 have been arrested. We ask if these protests will topple the regime of the Ayatollah

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Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff Election Results

Senator Raphael Warnock defeated his challenger, Herschel Walker, a former football star and Trump-backed Republican, in the Georgia runoff what does this mean for the Democrats and the Republicans and 2024?

The 2021 UK Census

England and Wales are now minority Christian countries, the UK census reveals. Data also shows Leicester and Birmingham have become the UK’s first ‘minority majority cities.

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As Trump announces 2024 run, some in the GOP do their best to look away.

Former acting Trump chief of staff Mick Mulvaney — Mulvaney was skeptical in a CNN interview, saying, “I think he’s the only Republican who could lose.” Former vice president Mike Pence — With characteristic vagueness, Pence told ABC and the Times that “I think we’ll have better choices.”

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As we published the podcast Congree Dem 182 -7  +5 206 Rep 218 to win 388 of 435 races called

Senate Dem* 48 +1  -1 48 Rep 51 to win 32 of 35 races called

The red wave didn’t happen,’ says Biden as the Senate race remains tight. What does the result mean for the GOP, Biden, and Trump. Has the American electorate changed, with Gen x and Gen Z voters, and how much of a factor was Roe vs Wade on the turnout?

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