Incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Paul Chantler one of the greats of commercial radio: he did so much for the industry & the many people he encouraged and mentored. I will miss him - his sense of fun, great radio and journalistic instincts and self depreciating wit

Good morning,

On the show:
🛶A record number of migrants cross the English Channel this year
🤒MPs call for an increase in statutory sick pay for all British workers
🚨We'll be live in South London after a life-threatening stabbing on a train in Beckenham

On LBC 0345 60 60 973

All of them - I am 4th from left front row for the record! With Tommy Vance between us Nicky Horne, Esq.

'I was Chair of the Conservative Party when there was one.'
'They've lost the most important attribute: the benefit of the doubt.'

Former Conservative Party Chair Lord Patten tells ＠AndrewMarr9 the failings of the current government are mostly due to 'the disaster of Brexit'.

'You don't have any Brexit regrets?'
'We vote for our leaders...I believe in democracy.'

Wetherspoons boss Sir Tim Martin tells Nick Ferrari he doesn't think leaving the EU has impacted the cost of a pint, as inflation has been 'ubiquitous in the world'.

'If men want to get together in a club, it's up to them': Ben Wallace says all-male Garrick Club members should be 'left alone' lbc.co.uk/news/ben-walla…

‘Why are there 12 separate groups, if you’re all marching as one?’
‘I have no idea, Nick.’

Nick Ferrari questions health minister Andrea Leadsom on her assertion that disagreements in the Tory party are ‘honourable’.

Confident prediction from LBC political Ed Natasha Clark - October 17th election - as told to Andrew Marr :

A Greenwich fish and chip shop is causing a stink over a painting, as the owner tells LBC he's 'determined to keep mural up,' reports Henry Riley

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Health minister Maria Caulfield tells Nick Ferrari on reports that councils might be handed new powers for on the spot £100 fines for smokers....

'I think we do need to take enforcement action. If people get to a certain age they are very unlikely to then start smoking...

'This would create thousands of jobs.'

LBC's Natasha Clark reveals exclusively to Nick Ferrari details of a new AUKUS deal for BAE Systems to begin manufacturing nuclear submarines for Australia in the UK.

From 4 with Steve Holden:

🔷Rishi Sunak on rumours of a plot to oust him.

🇷🇺 What next for Russia after Vladimir Putin's election win?

🎨@laurareporting on the new Banksy.

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EXCL

Friend of Frank Hester, Lord Marland tells me

'He is not a racist... he made some unfortunate remarks that do sound racist'

'He does a lot of business in Jamaica, in Malaysia, Bangladesh and places like that so he's not a racist'

LBC James O'Brien

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LBC LBCNewsScot LBCNews Comes two months after he was heavily criticised for deleting WhatsApps as a “pre bed ritual”at the UK Covid inquiry. In another exchange he and Humza Yousaf said they were “winging it” through the pandemic

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Latest act of vandalism at the Scottish Parliament. 3 fire extinguishers worth of red paint sprayed at entrance by This Is Rigged - the group which interrupted FMQs 9 times last week - to protest “a lack of adequate response to rising food insecurity in Scotland”
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'It's almost as if he doesn't stand for anything.'

James O'Brien and Natasha Clark discuss the decision for Lee Anderson not to call a by-election in Ashfield after joining Reform UK, despite voting for legislation that insisted defecting MPs should trigger a by-election...

Very shocked by the news of #SteveWright ’s death. Along with Kenny Everett, radio’s consistently most creative talent. He was also very kind and good company - personally very supportive of me as I started my radio broadcasting journey on Radio 1 - much missed. RIP

Well worth a read - 📻 David Lloyd coherent view on the BBC’s proposed new radio services: davidlloydradio.com/post/in-a-para…