Talk Drive with Kevin O'Sullivan

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell delves into the story behind the government approving a Chinese mega-embassy in London. Various concerns have been raised over security risks due to the building's location and design. He is joined by Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch, Benedict Rogers, Labour MP, Alex Sobel, and Shadow Defence Minister and Conservative MP, Mark Francois. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by Danny Kruger, MP for Reform UK, Edward Morello, Liberal Democrat MP, and Philip T Reeker, former interim US Ambassador to the UK, as they give their opinions on the latest news across the world. Donald Trump claims he will follow through on his threat to impose tariffs over Greenland, Keir Starmer says he will talk further with the US President and Europe...

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by Talk's International Editor, Isabel Oakeshott, to discuss the retirement of the West Midlands Police Chief Constable, Craig Guildford, following the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban row. Peter Bleksley, former Met Police Detective, Dr Peter Prinsley, Labour MP and member of the Home Affairs Committee, and Richard Parkin, Birmingham City Councillor for the Sutton...

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick due to “irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect” from the party. Hours later, Jenrick joined Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, confirming his defection this afternoon, explaining "I can’t kid myself any more. The Tories don’t have the stomach for the radical change Britain needs." Peter Cardwell gets immed...

Talk Drive covers the latest news following the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a football match against Aston Villa in November. Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said she no longer has confidence in the West Midlands Police Chief Constable, Craig Guildford, after he gave evidence to MPs on the ban. Peter Cardwell is joined by former Labour MP and Aston Villa fan, Lord Austin, forme...

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by the associate director at the Academy of Ideas, Alastair Donald, to give his view on the government's aim to ban under 16s from social media, as well as a crackdown on X - after Grok has been used to create sexualised images. Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, also weighs in on the issue and discusses her party's plan to end long w...

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by Talk's international editor, Isabel Oakeshott, to give her view on Nadhim Zahawi defecting to Reform UK. She also discusses Ofcom's investigation into X over Grok's ability to create sexualised images. Then Labour MP for Hartlepool, Jonathan Brash, provides his opinion on the possibility of a government ban on X. Also, Labour MP for Kingston Upon Hull Eas...

Peter Cardwell is joined by Tech Journalist, Jasper Hamill, to discuss AI. This comes as Britain contemplates banning Elon Musk’s X amid a row over its AI undressing women and children in photographs. Shadow Foreign Minister and Conservative MP, Wendy Morton, discusses digital ID, a potential X ban, and the never-ending u-turns from Labour. Plus, Amanda Thompson, the co-founder a ho...

Peter Cardwell is joined by Jonathan Greatorex - who runs The Hand at Llanarmon in Wales - and CEO of Night Time Industries Association, Michael Kill, to discuss Labour's potential u-turn on business rates for pubs, and what it will mean for them. Former Conservative Defence Minister, Sir Gerald Howarth, says we're in "really challenging times" and that he's "not hopeful about Ameri...

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by head of lifestyle economics at the IEA, Christopher Snowdon, to give his view on motorists potentially facing stricter laws on drink-driving. Then director of investigations and enforcement at the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, Stephen Silverman, provides his opinion after the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, was questioned at th...

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by former U.S. Diplomat, Jim Jatras, and Chair of the All-Parliamentary Group on Greenland, Brendan O'Hara MP, to discuss Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should take control over Greenland. Former Labour MP and Aston Villa fan, Lord Austin, gives his opinion on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from attending a football match in Birmingham as Chief...

Peter Cardwell is joined by former British Army Commander, Colonel Richard Kemp, to take us through the latest, as Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, is due in New York court. Former Metropolitan Police Detective, Mike Neville, discusses Jonathan Carley who was fined £500 for illegally posing as a Royal Navy admiral at a Remembrance Sunday event. Meanwhile, at least 30 dangerous mental health...

Alex Phillips is joined by Leader of Nottingham People's Alliance, Councillor Kirsty L Jones, to discuss the cancelled elections across the country. As Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under fire, former Labour councillor, Kirsty, states she "left labour because of their undemocratic practises." Rabbi Jonathan Romain joins Alex to discuss his meeting with Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ma...

Alex Phillips is joined by CEO of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, Gideon Falter, to discuss the rise of antisemitism. He states we are "lucky we haven't had a Bondi Beach situation in this country". A High Court has heard that Hampstead Heath’s ruling on transgender bathers treats women worse than men. Alex is joined by Founder of the Women's Rights Network, Heather Binning to discuss this. Plu...

Alex Phillips is joined by Deputy Political Editor of The Spectator, James Heale, to go through the top stories of the day including migrants breaking benefits rules more than 200 times a day, according to new data. Former Labour Health Minister, Lord Norman Warner discusses the first day of the junior doctors strike, criticising Wes Streeting's first decision to offer a p...

Peter Cardwell is joined by Policing, crime and justice commentator, Danny Shaw, after Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle was sentenced to 21 years and 6 months in prison. Director of Popular Conservatism, Mark Littlewood, discusses the BBC licence fee as US President, Donald Trump, sues the BBC over ‘fake news’ following an edit of his 6th January 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary. Ima...

Peter Cardwell is joined by Israel's International Spokesman at the United Nations, Jonathan Harounoff, to discuss the horrific attack by a father and son that killed 15 people marking a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach, Sydney. Political Editor of The Sun, Jack Elsom, delves into the disasters of Westminster as Labour admit the 'small boats plan' isn't working.  Chairwoman of the Crow...

Alex Phillips discusses all the top stories on Drive today. Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, Stuart Andrew, joins Alex to discuss the risk of collapse in the NHS due to strikes, while flu cases rise. Shadow Defence Minister, Mark Francois, delves into comments made by the head of Nato, after he announced that the West faces war with Russia on a scale not seen since the days of “our grandpa...

Alex Phillips discusses the EU and if it is necessary to the West's progress with Foreign Policy Analyst and former aide to Margaret Thatcher, Nile Gardiner. Conservative MP and Opposition Assistant Whip, Rebecca Paul, joins Alex to discuss puberty blockers. This comes as the Conservative Party brand a NHS-backed experiment that will trial puberty-blocking drugs on more than 200 children, 'grotesq...

Alex Phillips brings you the top stories and is joined by Social Policy Analyst, Rakib Ehsan, to discuss the rise of Muslims living in Britain. Political Theorist, Ralph Schoellhammer, talks to Alex about possible changes to the ECHR's migration rules, French Presidential frontrunner, Jordan Bardella, says he will rewrite border policy to allow Britain to push back migrant vess...

Peter Cardwell is joined by the Chairman of Campaign for Real Education, Chris McGovern, to discuss his own experience of being a headteacher. This follows a teacher being banned from working with children after telling a Muslim child that “Britain is still a Christian state”. Telford abuse survivor, Samantha Smith, talks to Peter about her experience of being groomed. This comes as Baroness...

Peter Cardwell is joined by our very own Talk International Editor, Isabel Oakeshott, to discuss a former Royal Marine being banned from working with children after he protested against illegal migrants. Deputy Political Editor of The Spectator, James Heale, delves into allegations around Nigel Farage and election spending. Paul Kelly, a turkey farmer, reveals how Labour's inheritance tax raid wil...

On Talk Drive, Alex Phillips is joined by former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Nigel Evans, and former Labour adviser, Matthew Laza to discuss an asylum seeker's question on the BBC's Question Time. Plus, journalist Nicole Lampert gives her view on countries boycotting Eurovision due to Israel's participation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Phillips hosts TalkDrive with International Editor Isabel Oakeshott as Nigel Farage criticises the BBC’s coverage of racism allegations against him. Former detective Peter Bleksley explores the use of new facial recognition cameras to catch criminals, and former Defence Minister Sir Gerald Howarth assesses the Russian threat as the final report into the Salisbury poisoning is released. Hosted...

Alex Phillips is joined on Talk Drive by Conservative MP Graham Stuart to debate a possible deal between Reform and the Conservatives. Olympic swimming medallist Sharron Davies discusses the Women’s Institute’s decision to ban trans members, and former Army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon assesses the prospects for peace in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.