Talk Drive with Kevin O'Sullivan

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Cathy Larkman, national policing lead at the Women's Rights Network, to discuss Edwina Currie’s suggestion that a brothel is needed near a village housing 1,250 asylum seekers.Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, Sarah Pochin, responds after Nigel Farage did not appear at the Clacton by-election count, after winning the seat.Plus, Maurice Cousins, campaign director at Net Zero Watch, reacts to Andy Burnham calling for more clean energy, after wildfires burn in the West Midlands.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by the director of Popular Conservatism, Mark Littlewood, to discuss Andy Burnham chairing a Cobra meeting on extreme heat in the UK, meanwhile the migrant crisis continues.Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Darren Millar MS shares his reaction after residents of a Welsh village discovered that migrants had been secretly moved into a former village hall.Plus, astrophysicist at Cardiff University Timothy Davis looks ahead to the UK experiencing the best eclipse since 1999.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by deputy online editor at The Critic, Tom Jones, to discuss the migrant crisis as the "mega-dinghy" which crossed the Channel may cost the taxpayer £25 million.Talk reporter Samara Gill analyses Andy Burnham’s claim that the Government will be “relentless” in its efforts to tackle the criminal gangs behind small-boat crossings.Plus, Andrew Allison, head of campaigns at Popular Conservatism, shares his reaction to Romeo and Hamed, a new publicly funded adaptation of Romeo and Juliet exploring a relationship between a British man and a Muslim refugee.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by the deputy leader of Reform UK Richard Tice MP to discuss the police decision to re-examine an alleged 2025 firebomb attack at Nigel Farage’s home, as counter terrorism officers have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.Chairman of Migration Watch UK Alp Mehmet gives his view on a record 230 migrants crossing the English Channel in a single "mega-dinghy."Plus, chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance John O'Connell analyses Andy Burnham’s decision to ask Sam Lister to lead No. 10 North, despite the civil servant living in a £2.2 million London townhouse.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by the deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, to discuss his launch of High Court proceedings with party leader Nigel Farage against the National Crime Agency over alleged leaks of their banking data.Political strategist Peter Barnes reacts to Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe’s refusal to describe the King as a white British man.Plus, former Met Police Detective, Mike Neville, comments on the University of Cambridge reviewing its process for appointing senior academics, after the resignation of Jason Arday, who has faced allegations that parts of his CV were fabricated.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by social policy analyst Dr Rakib Ehsan to discuss the Government's early release scheme as 9,300 domestic abusers could be released from prison.Angie McEvoy, policy consultant for the Labour Women's Declaration, shares her views on single-sex spaces, as nearly 13,000 toilets and 5,000 changing rooms across the UK will have to be revamped due to new guidance. Plus, Tim McNally, chair of Piddington Parish Council, explains why the Oxfordshire village wants independence from the UK as the Home Office plans to accommodate up to 1,250 asylum seekers at a Ministry of Defence storage facility.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Aileen O'Connor, chair of the Thames Valley Police Federation, to discuss Andy Burnham excluding prisoners convicted of rape and serious child sexual offences from the early-release scheme, however two of PC Harper's killers remain eligible for early release.Graham Stringer, Labour MP for Blackley and Middleton South, shares his opinion on the Prime Minister taking a holiday just two weeks after entering Number 10.Plus Colin Towell, Reform UK deputy group leader at Gosport Borough Council, gives his view on plans to expand the Haslar Immigration Detention Centre in Gosport from 150 to 600 beds.

On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Orla Minihane, lead organiser of the Pink Ladies, to discuss Rupert Lowe’s proposed partnership between Restore Britain and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.Political commentator Benedict Spence also examines Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to write a novel about a First Minister with a “dark” secret past, as the former SNP leader insists that the book will not be autobiographical.Plus, The Sun columnist David Wooding pays tribute to Rod Liddle, the broadcaster and columnist for The Sunday Times and The Sun, following his death at the age of 66.