International Editor for TalkTV Isabel Oakeshott kicks off todasys show by delving into the mornings top headlines as Rishi Sunak will face calls from up to a third of his Cabinet to put leaving the European Convention on Human Rights at the heart of the Tory election campaign if migrant deportation flights to Rwanda are blocked by the courts. Robert Oulds from The Bruge Group joins shortly after to discuss the number of people crossing the English Channel on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years could have passed 100,000 following fresh arrivals of migrants on lifeboats on Thursday. London Mayoral Candidate for the Reform Party Howard Cox returns to the Independent Republic to discuss why two thirds of applications for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) scrappage scheme have not yet been successful, fresh figures show. Transport for London (TfL) data shows £71.5m of funds remain unclaimed from an original pot of £110m, and Crime, justice & policing commentator Danny Shaw joins Mike shortly after to discuss Suella Braverman has ordered police to “hunt down and lock up” violent thugs behind a shop looting campaign to avoid US “lawlessness” coming to UK streets. The Home Secretary said police would have her “full backing to do whatever necessary” to maintain order as she demanded a “full incident report” into the social media-fuelled campaign to “rob JD Sports” which brought violence to Britain’s busiest shopping street. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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Columnist at The Telegraph Madeline Grant kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's top headlines as the number of civil servants earning more than £100,000 a year has nearly doubled, as new data suggest that Whitehall has been using a loophole to get around pay freezes. Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society Alan Mendoza joins shortly after to discuss More than 40million voters may have had their data stolen in the biggest data breach in UK history. The Electoral Commission revealed yesterday that 'hostile actors' had access to its systems for 14 months without being detected. Senior Fellow at The New Culture Forum Rafe Heydel-Mankoo returns to The Independent Republic to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis as a Syrian asylum seeker has said living on the Bibby Stockholm barge would remind him of hiding from ISIS. On Monday, 15 people spent their first night on the vessel, docked in Portland Port, but 20 refused to board due to a 'severe fear of water', according to their lawyers. Bar Owner and Restaurateur Clinton Pugh joins shortly after to discuss his ongoing war with low traffic neighbourhoods, and The Telegraph's Annabel Denham closes the show with her weekly takedown of the top headlines of the morning. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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Baroness Claire Fox kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's top headlines as the Home Secretary says those advising migrants on how to remain in the country by fraudulent means 'must be rooted out and brought to justice'. Former Met Police Officer Rory Geoghegan joins shortly after to discuss why on earth a group opposed to sports utility vehicles (SUVs) said its supporters had 'destroyed' car tyres at a dealership in an 'act of retaliation' after two young girls were killed in a crash at a school. Former Royal Air Force Pilot Andrew Brookes joins The Independent Republic to discuss why the air force are demanding bosses behind a botched diversity drive should face consequences, white men who were rejected for the force have said. Owner of Il Portico Restaurant James Chiaverini joins shortly after to discuss why he was targeted by trans activists after hosting a lunch with Sharron Davies and Daley Thompson, and Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris closes the show to discuss her concerns we are heading into a cashless society as NatWest imposes new cash limits in latest de-banking row. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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Conservative Peer Lord Stewart Jackson kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's top headlines as hiring migrants illegally will be “financially ruinous” for businesses under a new crackdown to stop Britain from being seen as soft on immigration. Chairman of Migration Watch Alp Mehmet joins shortly after to discuss ministers plans to resurrect proposals to send illegal migrants to Britain’s overseas territories as part of alternative options to tackle the small boats crisis. Ascension Island is one of the territories being looked at again as a possibility to take migrants to before a permanent destination for them is found. Former Brexit Secretary David Davis returns to the Independent Republic to discuss the weekends Edinburgh Fringe festival as two teams take sides with two top-rate teams of politicians and celebrities, led by Former First Minister, Alex Salmond. Remember, every day your vote will decide whether "The Ayes Have It!", and Chair of The West Midlands Police Federation closes the show to discuss how on Earth police have lost track of more than 500 registered sex offenders they should be monitoring — including rapists and paedophiles. Scores are missing, despite cops having to log locations of all convicted sex criminals. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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Leader of the Reform Party Richard Tice kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's top headlines as Sadiq Khan attempted to appease critics of London’s expanded clean-air zone yesterday by announcing an increase in compensation for people forced by the scheme to scrap their cars. Conservative MP Sir John Redwood joins shortly after to discuss The Bank of England raising interest rates for the 14th consecutive time yesterday, upping its base rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.25 per cent. Leader of Bromley Council Councillor Colin Smith returns to The Independent Republic to discuss the ongoing ULEZ rebellion as TalkTV has obtained footage of masked anti-ULEZ activists pulling down the scheme's cameras in Bromley, London. Calling themselves the Blade Runners, after the 1982 film starring Harrison Ford, the group has vowed to continue their direct action campaign until every camera has been removed.  Former Head of Royal Protection Dai Davies joins Mike to discuss the five people have been arrested after activists climbed on the roof of the prime minister's home to protest at 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences, two men and two women were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and public nuisance after they returned to ground level at about 1pm, and former Aide to Donald Trump Sebastian Gorka closes the show to discusses Donald Trump pleading not guilty in court on Thursday after being arrested and arraigned for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the latest in his third – and potentially most serious – criminal case. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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TalkTV presenter and former MEP Alex Phillips kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's top headlines as thousands of British schools are being told to teach controversial theories about race to children as young as five. Primary age pupils are being taught about American police brutality and teachers are being told that white children are “strongly biased” in favour of their race. Harry Wilkinson from Net Zero Watch joins shortly after to discuss Sunaks hopes to extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible, No 10 has said, as it announced 100-plus new drilling licences in a “maxing out” policy that environmental groups said would obliterate the UK’s climate commitments. TalkTV's International Editor Isabel Oakeshott returns to The Independent Republic to discuss how the solicitors' watchdog today dramatically closed three firms exposed by the Mail for offering to submit false asylum claims for thousands of pounds. Journalist and Author Laura Dodsworth joins Mike for her weekly takedown of the worst headlines from clown world. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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