Lord Maurice Glasman, Labour peer and founder of the Blue Labour group, and James Matthewson, former Labour party spokesman, come on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments on migration and benefits - that since prompted Keir Starmer to request an apology and legislation to give 16 year olds the vote.

Also: James Matthewson on the trans issue, after it was revealed that the school shooter in British Columbia, Canada, was a trans woman.

Why James thinks Julia says ‘racist things’.

And Lord Maurice Glasman on the Labour government’s approach to immigration - including why Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing ‘a good job’.

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Chris Phillips, former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, and Debbie Hayton, journalist and author, come on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss two tragedies - a stabbing in London and a school shooting in Canada.

Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been left seriously injured after the attack in Brent, London. It is currently being investigated by a counter-terrorism unit.

Chris Phillips discusses how to reduce knife crime, how to keep children safe, and how to improve policing to prevent incidents like this occurring again.

Debbie Hayton discusses the Canadian school shooting, after the killer was described as a “gunperson” and an active shooter alert was described as a “female in a dress”.

Nine people have died and twenty-five have been injured in the attack in a small village in British Columbia. The shooter was found dead with self-inflicted wounds.

Rumours swirled about the perpetrator’s sexual identity - which at the time of publishing was yet to be confirmed.

Also: Chris Phillips on how pro-palestine protests are inhibiting officers from doing their job - as a report reveals that they are only on the beat for three days a week because of the demands of managing regular demonstrations.

And Debbie Hayton on the Scottish National Party spending £1m on legal fees to defend gender self-identification in Scotland.

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Karl Turner, Labour MP for Hull East, and Dan Hodges, commentator for the Mail on Sunday, discuss the latest Westminster psycho-drama as Sir Keir Starmer maintains his control of his job - for now.

Morgan McSweeney, Downing Street Chief of Staff, resigned on Sunday - triggering speculation that the PM could either resign or face an imminent leadership challenge.

But on Monday, his cabinet team unanimously expressed their continued support for Keir Starmer. That included both Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting, who are both widely tipped as potential usurpers.

Also: Karl Turner MP on what happened at a meeting between Keir Starmer and the Parliamentary Labour Party last night,

Whether Keir Starmer is motivated by public service,

If there should be a general election if we change leader,

Dan Hodges on what we might see from the continued release of texts between Mandelson and government ministers,

And whether potential leadership challengers - Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham - are ready for any leadership challenge.

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