Talk Breakfast

The lunatics have taken control of the asylum and Boris Johnson is going to call a snap general election! Or is he? Trying to make sense of it all we’re joined by Chief Political Commentator at the Independent John Rentoul, Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, former Deputy Mayor of London Victoria Borwick, and Labour MPs Lisa Nandy and Stephen Timms.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike is back from his well-deserved holiday just in time to pitch the talkRADIO tent out in Westminster once more. Will the Tory rebels get a bill through in order to block no-deal? Will Boris Johnson call a general election? Who knows! Joining us to try to make sense of the whole thing are Tory rebel Justine Greening, SNP Business Spokesman Drew Hendry, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should HS2 be scrapped one and for all? Author Wensley Clarkson pops in to tell us about his new book 'The Crossing'. And we go live to the London Zoo for the annual weigh in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We catch up with Brexit Party MEP James Forman about Brexit. Dr Hilary Jones tells us about the most expensive holiday countries to get ill. Plus Labour MP Clive Betts wants the government to look at Council Tax bands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elton John has asked people to stop criticising Harry and Meghan for using a private jet so frequently. Apparently it is okay because of this thing called Carbon Offsetting, we speak to Anthony Day to find out what that is. Travel Editor for The Independent Simon Calder is going on an adventure. And is your car tracking everything you do? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We ask George Pascoe-Watson what he thinks about the Yellowhammer leaked document. Rakib Ehsan from the Henry Jackson Society pops in to talk about citizenship among other things. What's the point of meetings? And we cross live to Edinburgh to talk to comedian Patrick Monahan about this year's best joke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Scotland Yard Detective Peter Bleksley joins us to try to figure out why criminals prosecuted are not sent to jail. Why are millennials not going to weddings? And medical health checks might become more tailored to individual concerns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservative YouTuber Mahyar Tousi pops in to talk all thing politics, including the so-called SpAd Jihad that is going on at No10 under Dominic Cummings. Why are so many Brits fleeing the country after some holiday rain? And Greta Thunberg is sailing to New York... on the boat of shame! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak to Brexit Party MEP Martin Daubney about the no-deal betrayal plot. Emma Hammett from First Aid For Life pops in to show Mike how to save a dog from choking. And are multiple marriages better for women? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are naps bad for you? Should we ban the use of hands-free phones? And how do you grow mushrooms from coffee beans? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.