Leader of the Social Democratic Party William Clouston kicks off today's show to discuss President Biden's surprise trip to Kyiv to meet President Zelensky and new preliminary plans by the Home Office to set a cap on migration. Editor of the Lancashire Post Nicola Adam joins shortly after to provide the latest on the Nicola Bulley case as Lancashire police recover a body in the River Wyre yesterday. Columnist for The Mail on Sunday Peter Hitchens returns to The Independent Republic to discuss Firearm offences soaring nationwide according to new Home Office statistics, Peter also continues to question why our government is willing to continue the conflict with Russia without any attempts at peace talks. As the books of Roald Dahl are set to be rewritten to avoid future offence we speak to Deputy Literary Editor from the Sunday Times Laura Hackett to understand why Puffin publishers are hiring sensitivity editors for the legendary authors children's books. Former Met Police Detective Inspector Hamish Brown MBE returns to the Independent Republic to discuss further the alleged 2500% increase in firearm offences in the UK and what needs to be done nationwide to deter this from worsening. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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