Talk Breakfast

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back in the tent of shame as Theresa May faces yet another Meaningful (?) Vote on her Brexit deal. She has secured legally binding changes to the deal but will that be enough for it to get through the Commons? We speak to Andrew Bridgen, David Davies, Paul Scully, Tom Brake, Owen Smith and Steve McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will there be another vote tomorrow? Where did Spaghetti Bolognese come from? And do all hipsters look the same? We speak to Marcus Fysh MP, chef Aldo Zilli and comedian Mark Dolan to try to answer all these questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It turns out that bags for life are worse for the environment than we thought. We ask Paul Foulkes-Arellano from A Plastic Planet whether the solution is to switch to paper. Are siestas good for your health and your blood pressure? We talk to Dr Neil Stanley and a Spanish siesta expert. And make sure you don't miss the Perriors this week as Mike wins too many! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show we're joined by The Sun's Royal Correspondent Emily Andrews to explain why Prince William is being criticised after a visit to Blackpool. Why is Sadiq Khan spending £62m on staff while police go short? And Consumer Journalist Harry Wallop was charged £15 for a single cup of coffee. Has the world gone mad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emmanuel Macron says we need a new European Renaissance to beat Brexit. Former Chief of Communications for No10 Katie Perrior tells us why Theresa May said 'simples' in Parliament to win a bet. And we speak to talkSPORT's Racing Correspondent Rupert Bell about the new Ascot dress code. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.