On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Kim Bailey, chairwoman of the Crowborough Shield, and the women of Piddington, to discuss MPs rejecting a Conservative motion opposing Labour’s plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a former military site near Piddington.

Plus, former Met Police Detective, Peter Bleksley, responds to Ayoub Khan MP’s criticism of claims that police fabricated evidence against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans.

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Today, Kev is joined by Jewish comedian Harry Deansway, who was expelled from a writing group after describing himself as a Zionist. They discuss how Zionism has become a toxic word and explore the line between conscious and unconscious antisemitism.

Later, Kevin is joined by former Conservative MP John Redwood to discuss Andy Burnham’s apparent retreat from claims of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum, following criticism from the Conservatives.

They also examine reports of a divide within the Green Party over Caroline Lucas, amid claims that pro-Palestinian Greens want to remove her from the party’s ranks, branding her “toxic”.

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Today, Kevin O’Sullivan reacts to Andy Burnham’s first speech back in Parliament after recess, in which he argued that closer ties with the EU could boost economic growth and help tackle illegal immigration.

Kevin is first joined by Tom Slater, editor of Spiked, to unpack Burnham’s remarks and discuss what he sees as the continued failure to accept Brexit. Darren Grimes then joins Kevin to discuss Nigel Farage’s speech today, in which he pledged to shut down the asylum system.

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