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We're back in the Tent of Shame as MPs claim to have taken back control of Brexit. Theresa May was defeated once again last night when Letwin's amendment passed. Alberto Costa was one of the Conservative MPs who defied the whip. So did Labour MP Ronnie Campbell. We also speak to Lib Dem Sir Vince Cable.

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Welcome to the first day of the week in which we didn't leave the EU! It's sunny in College Green but cloudy with a chance of forced resignation inside the Palace of Westminster. Will Theresa May still be here at the end of the week? Who knows. We speak to MPs Crispin Blunt and George Freeman, Chair of the Brexit Select Committee Hilary Benn, and former Director of Communications for the PM Katie Perrior.

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Did Theresa May achieve anything in Brussels last night? Why do some people want a people's vote? And will pubs be able to keep affording to play recorded music? All the answers in today's podcast!

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A report claims that the Home Office has utterly failed on immigration detention, we speak to Stuart McDonald. A British Museum curator joins us to tell us why Edvard Munch's The Scream might not depict a man screaming after all. And is Lorraine Kelly an actress performing a version of herself?

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President Erdogan of Turkey has threatened to send his country's enemies home in coffins. We speak to Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee Meg Hillier about EastEnders' £87m new set. And would you call your child Lucifer? Lorna Marsh from BabyCentre joins us to go through the list of the strangest baby names.

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We speak to Education Secretary Damian Hinds about his plans to boost quality of post 16 qualifications. A study claims that our brains are not fully grown-up until we reach 30, And, of course, Brexit.

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Daniel Pryor from the Adam Smith Institute joins us to try to explain why our politicians seem to hate junk food so much these days. Columnist for The New European Paul Connew weighs in on whether David Lammy is to blame for Comic Relief's £8m decline in donations. And why should you tell your children to smell lemons while they're revising?

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We're back in the talkRADIO studio and we're joined by journalist Caroline Criado Perez to discuss whether there's an appetite for a second Brexit referendum. We talk about Bloody Sunday with Professor of International Conflict Analysis Fergal Cochrane. And Producer Cornelius brings us the Perriors.

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The sun finally comes out in Westminster but not for Theresa May as some of her own ministers defied the three line whip and vote to rule out a no-deal Brexit last night. We speak to MPs Alberto Costa, John Mann, Caroline Lucas and Tim Farron to see what they make of the whole thing.

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Welcome back to the Tent of Shame as we look ahead to tonight's vote on whether to rule out a no-deal Brexit. Today we speak to talkRADIO Political Editor Ross Kempsell, Labour MP Peter Dowd, Conservative MP George Freeman and Angela Smith from The Independent Group.

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