Nick Ferrari

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'It's this exodus of people who know how to do a job.'

Caller Phil says a police officer he knows is being told his force 'needs to hit quotas and there are far too many senior, white police officers'.

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'We are looking at everything we could possibly do to review the law.'

As Andy Burnham calls for grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed to be deported, @Jacqui_Smith1 explains the loophole keeping him here.

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'I'll be having a disco nap and celebrating our victory the next morning in work.'

Skills Minister Baroness Smith disputes Thomas Tuchel's call that children should be allowed the day off school following England's World Cup game against Mexico on Monday morning.

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Morning,

On the show:
👮Police officers who arrested Henry Nowak before his death investigated for gross misconduct
🎙️Andy Burnham wants to close legal loophole preventing deportation of grooming gang leader
⚽️Harry Kane saves England from World Cup exit

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0.08% of GDP = resignation matter.
0.09% of GDP = time to celebrate?

@NickFerrariLBC asks minister Luke Pollard if he thinks the Defence Investment Plan really has enough money behind it.

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‘It’s simply not good enough!’

As the government says that grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed ‘cannot be deported’, @NickFerrariLBC demands a law-change.

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Morning,

On the show:
🪖Military spending gets £15bn boost in Defence Investment Plan: Defence Minister Luke Pollard joins me
🚨Rochdale grooming gang leader 'can't be deported’ because of British law
⚽️England prepares for first World Cup knockout game 

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'Charm and charisma...the smile, the very relaxed attitude, the t-shirt approach...is that really what we need?'

After Andy Burnham didn't take questions following his speech yesterday, @NickFerrariLBC says that 'at some point, he has to allow inspection of his ideas'.

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'He won't like the comparison, but there is something of Liz Truss to this agenda.'

'Speak as if we can afford it, speak as if we have a mandate for it...'

@ChristianJMay analyses Andy Burnham's 'vibe heavy, detail light' speech.

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'There’s a culture of cover up at the top level.'

Health Secretary James Murray tells @NickFerrariLBC he’s shocked by the scale of the UK’s maternity care crisis.

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'Say what you're going to say! Don't be shying away from it.'

@KarlTurnerMP says it matters that Andy Burnham, 'who is good with the media', didn't take questions from journalists after his speech yesterday.

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'The BMA said clearly that the strikes are over.'

@jamesmurray_ldn says there is now a new opportunity 'to build a better relationship between the government and resident doctors'.

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Morning,

On the show:
🎙️Andy Burnham says 'No. 10 North' plan will rebalance power in Britain
🫄Govt announces a maternity commissioner to ‘tackle NHS failures’: Health Sec James Murray joins me
🚨Police hunt suspected bomber as 3 injured in Monaco blast

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‘It’s taken you a while for this conversion!’

Labour's Dame Diana Johnson insists she supports Andy Burnham as PM, but Nick Ferrari pulls up her voting history...

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'They looked the other way until this little boy finally was murdered. I don't think an inquiry can dig deep enough.'

A repulsed @NickFerrariLBC believes social workers were afraid of appearing 'anti-gay' during baby Preston's adoption process.

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'To hit them over the head with the idea that they're inherently racist and privileged is frankly insulting.'

As another report says white working class pupils are being let down, @jowilliams293 explains how the idea of 'white privilege' doesn't help.

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"I don't hear any rationale!"

Caller Barry thinks it's a 'really bad idea' to allow members of the public to adjudicate asylum claims.

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'I need to find out when the next boat is so he can clear off.'

With the public to be trained to decide on asylum cases, caller Judy tells @NickFerrariLBC that she would serve as an adjudicator so that she can 'say no to everybody'.

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Morning,

On the show:
💷 PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham to unveil plans for the economy and devolution
🏏 England cricket captain Ben Stokes announces shock retirement
🚨Stars demand a public inquiry into state failings that led to the murder of baby Preston

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‘What’s gone wrong there, minister?’

@NickFerrariLBC wants answers from Labour's Jake Richards on the 50,000 illegal migrants who have 'gone missing' inside the UK.