James speaks to Paul Griffiths, President of the Police Superintendents Association, about the Hackney Police attack. Councillor Vikki Slade, Leader of the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, tells James the Lord Baden Powell statue should be pulled down, but only temporarily. Looking ahead to the weekend, Joe Mulhall, Head of Research at Hope Not Hate, says people should avoid the possible riots in London over the Winston Churchill statue.

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James speaks to criminal barrister Laurie-Anne Power, about why it was the right decision to remove the Edward Colston statue. Shaun Bailey, conservative candidate for Mayor of London, speaks to James about why everyone in the UK must work together to beat racism. Former British athlete Derek Redmond tells James about the racism he has experienced, including a bomb being posted through his door.

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Former Brexit Party MEP Belinda De Lucy speaks to James about why she thinks we should be focusing on modern day slavery, rather than statues of past slave traders. Charlie Mullins, CEO of Pimlico Plumbers, talks to James about the problem he's having with the furlough scheme. Paul Crossman, who runs three pubs in York, tells James why now is not the right time to reopen hospitality venues. 

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James speaks to former Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson about why he regrets not tearing down Bristol's Edward Colston statue while he was Mayor. Sir Norman Lamb, former Lib Dem MP, explains why he is campaigning for better mental health support when lockdown is lifted. The Times' Chief Travel Writer Chris Haslam discusses the new rules around the 14 day quarantine when you come back from your holiday. 

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Daryl Jackson, who has been following the Madeleine McCann case since 2007, speaks to James about the latest developments. Paul Hunter, Professor of Medicine at the University of East Anglia, tells James why he against the proposed 14 day quarantine for people coming into the UK. This Saturday marks the 76th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings, and Mark Yardley talks about why it's important to still mark the occasion.

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Ken Marsh, chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation, says that the UK police force is not racist and does not have the same problem as the US police force do. Laura Pullman, the New York Correspondent for the Sunday Times, gives her account of her trip to the protests in Minneapolis. Lindsay Rae, Deputy Director of Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire, tells us why now is the right time for a staycation in the UK.

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Jon-Christopher Bua, the White House Correspondent for Talk Media News, gives James the latest on the protests across America. Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow, explains his frustration at the new voting system in Parliament, and Professor Andrew Preston debates the 2m rule for social distancing.

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Lord Andrew Adonis speaks to James about why he thinks today wasn't the right time to reopen schools, Lisa Minot, Travel Editor at the Sun, explains why the 14 day quarantine for people coming into the UK will ruin the travel industry, and space expert Andy Lound speaks to James after the successful SpaceX trip to the International Space Station.

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Conservative MP Andrew Griffith speaks to James about the new track and trace system rolled out across England and Scotland. The world's 2nd largest solar park has been proposed for North Kent, and James speaks to Sir David Melville, vice chair of the Faversham Soceity, who doesn't want that on his doorstep. Pastor Mark Burns gives James the latest on the George Floyd story in America.

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Political commentator Mike Indian explains why this was the week in politics Boris Johnson could have done without, the founder of the 'Clap for Carers' movement, Annemarie Plas, speaks to James about why it should stop now, and Beverley Cuddy, editor of Dogs Today, speaks to James about why your dogs might not be safe during lockdown.

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