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Ian Collins unpacks the latest as around 700 offenders serving sentences of up to 19 months are scheduled for release starting this morning, marking the initial phase of a government early-release scheme expected to free more than 4,500 prisoners by June. The policy has drawn fierce criticism from victim advocacy watchdogs and domestic abuse survivors, who live in fear for their safety. In one case, a survivor of abuse reported fleeing abroad ahead of her former partner's planned release.The government has officially scrapped its "one in, one out" migrant arrangement, ending the framework previously used to manage specific return and exchange agreements for asylum seekers and migrants.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has announced that she will ban school leavers from moving directly onto unemployment benefits upon leaving education. Separately, former cabinet minister Alan Milburn suggested that businesses and employers should begin teaching primary school pupils about work from an early age. PM Andy Burnham has indicated that holding a second referendum on the UK's relationship with the European Union remains an option. His comments have sparked political debate, with critics warning that rejoining the EU or its single market could lead to a return to free movement of people.Meanwhile - the plot thickens - Andy Burnham has suggested potential Iranian involvement regarding the recent foiled terror plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire despite 5 suspects being released on bail. Passengers intervened to regain control of a commercial airliner following an attempted hijacking in which a co-pilot reportedly stabbed the captain. According to reports, an Israeli plumber aboard the aircraft helped stabilize and control the plunging plane using knowledge gained from aviation television programs, preventing a major disaster.And Veteran broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86. Following her passing, details emerged of an emotional farewell letter to her fans, sealed until her death, in which she wrote the final message: "See you on the other side."Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Collins reacts to President Donald Trump criticism over counter-terror police for releasing five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford.And Andy Burnham is set to scrap the pensions triple lock - he is speaking to the Labour Party faithful in Liverpool later today and you’ll hear it LIVE here on Talk.The Prime Minister will also set out plans for greater state control of water, energy and housing, saying: 'We can't go on as we are.' Is he right?Plus Peppa Pig and Mr Bean are reasons why international students choose to study here in the UK… So - what is top of the list for YOU when it comes to selling the UK?Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Kyle reacts as Downing Street advisers are pushing for an early general election NEXT YEAR. Several senior members of Andy Burnham’s team believe that calling an election in the spring would give Labour the best chance of another majority. A YouGov megapoll released yesterday showed Labour would remain the largest party with 241 seats. The Conservatives would be in second place with 130 seats, better than their result in 2024, while Reform would be pushed into third place with 123 seats. In contrast, last year's megapoll showed Reform UK winning 311 seats.The number of small-boat migrants who have reached Britain under Labour is larger than the entire British Army. 781 migrants arrived on Wednesday – the highest daily tally this year. It pushed the total since the general election to 83,279 – passing the Army's 83,000 soldiers. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said. 'Labour has let an entire army-sized population cross the Channel illegally,Education Secretary Lucy Powell came under fire last night after she denied that benefits claimants spend their handouts on drink or gambling. She said welfare recipients spend their 'very little' money on rent and paying household bills rather than luxuries. Kemi Badenoch this week announced plans for a crackdown on benefits, with the jobless who have paid little in taxes seeing their handouts cut by 30 per cent.The criminal justice system is prioritising paedophiles before children, Britain’s most senior police officer has said after a child sex offender was bailed to a flat near a children’s playground. The Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley attacked the decision to free Zafer Dogan as “yet another example of victims being let down”. The 32-year-old had admitted taking thousands of photos of people without their knowledge before using software to turn some of them into sexually explicit images, including by digitally removing clothing.Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Kyle reacts as The Prime Minister Andy Burnham goes all the way across the Atlantic, sits down with Donald Trump, and gets ABSOLUTELY SLAMMED over the Chagos Islands deal! Trump takes one look at it, calls it a "terrible, ridiculous deal," and now Burnham’s dragged right back to the drawing board, admitting the whole thing is under review! Fancy getting schooled on the world stage. And it doesn't end there! Burnham's over at the UN, preaching about stopping Russian disinformation and pushing for global AI rules, while secretly dropping hints that he wants to drag us straight back into the EU! And who does he blame for Brexit? "Russian outside forces!". So not the 52% of Brits who actually voted to leave?The Tories have drawn level with Reform UK for the first time in 18 months in a fresh boost for Kemi Badenoch. Labour is currently on 23% while Tories and Reform are both on 21% according to the latest YouGov poll. Earl Spencer has agreed to edit his upcoming Princess Diana memoir following legal threats from broadcaster Piers Morgan over statements alleged to be false. Piers has since rejected Earl Spencer's apology, branding the text "complete lies" and calling for all existing copies of the book to be destroyed.A heavily packed "mega-dinghy" made a 38-hour journey from Normandy across the English Channel to the UK, while monitored and escorted by the French navy. Around 60 migrants started the journey from north of Bayeux, just before 10am on Monday, and arrived in the Kent port after midnight following reports they had been bound for Gosport. Six people were arrested after anti-migrant protesters clashed with police following the crossing. Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Kyle reacts as The Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly plotting an early trip to the ballot box to beg the public for a mandate to hike your income tax. Why? Because the Treasury is in absolute meltdown over the state of the nation's wallet! On top of that, he’s eyeing a massive £14 billion Capital Gains Tax raid. Put the work in, pay your taxes, or face the consequences—simple as that!Minister for Women and Equalities & Chair of the Labour Party Bridget Phillipson  has come straight out and said it—"all women" in society are currently unsafe! This comes as terrified locals in Piddington raise serious alarm bells over safety concerns in their own backyard. Phillipson yesterday launched a national taskforce to tackle misogyny. What does she think will happen to misogyny rates when Labour dumps 1,256 male asylum seekers on a town of 350. Following Piddington's lead, a quiet Suffolk village (Barnham) is demanding its own referendum to stop a local RAF base being turned into an asylum seeker center. Danny Dyer has launched an absolute verbal assault on the PM claiming he has no idea who Andy Burnham even is! When asked at a sewage protest what he'd say to the PM, Dyer went nuclear, asking "Did anyone vote for him?"Earl Spencer is back on the warpath, accusing his brother-in-law, King Charles III, of blatant "gaslighting" by claiming his shocking memoir was just "clouded by grief."Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Piddington uproar has taken an unexpected turn with plans for a proposed migrant camp being potentially thwarted by newts. The Home Office are said to have failed to mention the presence of any protected species in a planning application. Will newts be to the rescue in Piddington? Protests, a referendum and now newts, what next? Talk Breakfast's Jeremy Kyle speaks to: Former Labour MP and Reform defector Simon Danczuk, the host of Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered, Kinsey Schofield, author and columnist at the Daily Mail Sarah Vine, and Reform UK treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The people of Piddington are fighting back, trying to resist thousands of migrants moving into their local area and outnumbering the local population. As if that wasn't a big enough fight, Piddington has also called a referendum to decide whether it will leave the UK; a verdict is expected tomorrow. What will come of it? Talk breakfast host Jeremy Kyle speaks to: Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Matt Vickers, former Conservative Party leader Sir Ian Duncan Smith, former head of royal protection Dai Davies, Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, former first minister of Northern Ireland Arlene Foster, and Plaid Cymru Liz Saville Roberts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Kyle reacts as the Home Secretary has instructed police forces to deploy all available powers necessary to crack down on anti-migrant demonstrations. Shabana Mahmood has also called for a blanket ban on masks at public protests to unmask extremists. Whenever did we hear the Home Secretary say ‘use all powers necessary’ on pro-palestinian protests?Across the Channel, France wants Britain to accept asylum seekers directly from across the European Union as part of the one in, one out scheme.  But back here local communities are increasingly worried about asylum seekers in their area. In the village of Piddington, local women have issued an urgent plea to female MPs, fearing they will be vastly outnumbered ten-to-one by male asylum seekers.And just to give you an idea of how bad the situation is - official data reveals the UK asylum appeals backlog has skyrocketed to a historic record exceeding 90,000 cases - a seventeenfold jump over six years ago.Meanwhile, a Labour review says make disability benefits as 'easy as possible' to get as new figures show the number of claimants receiving benefits for ADHD has surpassed the total number of serving soldiers in the British military. Remember what the PM said on Wednesday: ‘National security cannot come at the expense of social security'.Wes Streeting says: We need a national conversation about preparedness and resilience. Fury as PM approves ‘tourist tax’ which could hike price of UK holidays by £100s despite vow to help with cost of livingWake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.