Talk Breakfast

Is Priti Patel being kept out of the loop because civil servants don't trust her? Dr Bharat Pankhania pops in to give us the latest on the Coronavirus. Lord Charlie Falconer argues whether the Lords should be entitled to expenses. And we speak to Jim Dale from British Weather Services to find out if there's snow on the way.

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Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, tells Mike why The Government wants us to stop burning wet logs. We find out why the number of criminals being sentenced by the courts drops to its lowest level in a decade - with just 6% sent straight to jail. And finally Nigel Harris, Editor of Rail Magazine reveals Europe's best railway stations..

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Life Sciences Minister, Nadhim Zahawi defends Boris Johnson, Claude Moraes Former Labour MEP defends the Labour party and Graham Smith from Republic tells Mike that the royal brand is in tatters..

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Home Secretary Priti Patel tells Mike about changes to the UK's immigration system. Labour's Peter Dowd has some harsh criticisms of Boris Johnson and Legendary music producer Steve Lillywhite discusses the politically charged Brit awards.

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With more rain forecast in the worst flood hit areas of the UK Mike talks to Chief Executive at the Royal Meteorological Society, Liz Bentley. Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth presents a new drive to reduce carbon emissions. And.. Extinction Rebellion are up to no good again..

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Following the tragic news of the death of Caroline Flack, Mike asks why is there such a culture of blame? Chief Exec of the Royal Meteorological Society, Professor Liz Bentley tells of the chaos caused by Storm Dennis and we speak to you, our listeners about the future of The BBC..

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Former Director of Communications at No10 Katie Perrior gives us her thoughts on the reshuffle. How do you protect your dog from Storm Dennis? And Harry Fone from the Taxpayers' Alliance explains why some local councils waste so much money.

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Its Cabinet Reshuffle day and we saw a surprise resignation from Sajid Javid!

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We speak to dairy farmer Jason Salisbury about whether tofu is worse for the planet than meat. Editor of Spiked Online Brendan O'Neill weighs on the current situation with deportations to Jamaica. And we speak to psychologist Jo Hemmings about whether VR experiences that let you see your dead loved ones are good for you.

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We speak to barrister Bobby Friedman about the Home Office flight which has deported 17 people to Jamaica this morning. Tory MP Andrew Bridgen explains why he thinks going ahead with HS2 is a bad idea. Plus, do you trust the Met Police using facial recognition software when it fails most of the time? And a lawyer pops in to explain to Mike whether he can patent the word 'Plank'.

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