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From UK politics and culture wars to immigration, crime, the media and the madness of modern Britain, Kevin O'Sullivan brings his trademark bite to the issues dominating the headlines. Expect uncompromising interviews, sharp monologues and lively debate with politicians, commentators and the voices shaping the national conversation. Catch the best moments from Talk Drive, including must-hear clashes, exclusive guests and the stories everyone’s talking about on their way home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Talk hosts Talk Drive with Kevin O'Sullivan, a news show with 138 episodes published.
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by research director at the Centre for Migration Control, Robert Bates, and Talk reporter, Samara Gill, to discuss the latest political poll results following Keir Starmer’s lead
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Rupert Matthews, Reform UK's Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, to discuss the Government’s migration policy after it emerged that a village estate originally intend
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Talk's international editor Isabel Oakeshott to discuss Andy Burnham's speech, where he focused on plans to devolve power to local regions. Meanwhile reports suggest Keir Star
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by former political editor of The Sun, Trevor Kavanagh, to analyse Keir Starmer’s first Prime Minister’s Questions since announcing his resignation, where Kemi Badenoch described
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Philip Kiszely, senior fellow at the New Culture Forum, to discuss the likelihood of Andy Burnham becoming the next Prime Minister, as he's been pictured taking a selfie with
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan gets the latest reaction after Keir Starmer resigns as Labour leader, setting out the path for a new Prime Minister. Andy Burnham has been sworn in as the MP for Makerfield and has officia
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan breaks down the results of the Makerfield by-election. Labour's Andy Burnham won the seat with 24,927 votes, ahead of Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, who secured 15,696 votes. The Conservative'
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Trevor Kavanagh, former political editor at The Sun, to discuss the leadership of the Labour Party and what the political future holds for Keir Starmer. Mark Littlewood, direc
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Philip Kiszely, senior fellow at the New Culture Forum, to discuss pro-migrant campaigners claiming they influenced a CBBC TV show on attitudes towards asylum seekers, which t
In this episode, Kevin O’Sullivan unpacks all the news of the day surrounding Starmer banning social media for under 16s and the survival of Starmer with the upcoming Makerfield by-election. He speaks with Robert Jenrick
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Ben Habib, chairman of the Great British Political Action Committee, to discuss Keir Starmer declaring he will fight Andy Burnham if a Labour leadership contest takes place. F
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan gets the latest from Belfast after riots broke out in Northern Ireland last night. The unrest follows an attack on Stephen Ogilvie, who has lost one of his eyes and suffered wounds to his
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan discusses the arrest of a Sudanese man, after a knife attack in Belfast. The Home Office said the man is on leave to remain in the UK after entering in 2023 and claiming asylum.
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by Talk Presenter Samara Gill to discuss the case of Henry Nowak, after it was revealed his family were concerned police would paint him as an aggressor in the days following his
On Talk Drive, Duncan Barkes sits in for Kevin O'Sullivan. He's joined by Tobias Ellwood, former chair of the Defence Select Committee, to examine the Ministry of Defence requiring an additional £28 billion to fund
On Talk Drive, Mark Dolan sits in for Kevin O'Sullivan to ask, does Britain have two-tier policing? Following the murder of Henry Nowak, protests erupted in Southampton after the release of police bodycam footage, leavin
Mark Dolan discusses the controversial Henry Nowak case, asking the question: Was Henry Nowak the victim of anti-white racism? Mark was first joined by former police officer Chris Phillips, who argued that police officer
Mark Dolan sits in for Kevin O'Sullivan on Talk Drive. He's joined by political editor at The Critic Henry Hill and former Labour adviser Matthew Torbitt. They discuss the latest release of Peter Mandelson files, which r
Talk’s International Editor Isabel Oakeshott joins Drive, alongside Robert Bates from the Centre for Migration Control, as Talk obtains close-up footage from Dunkirk in northern France, after nearly 1,000 migrants crosse
On Talk Drive, Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by leader of Advance UK Ben Habib and former Met Police Detective Peter Bleksley, to discuss the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak. Police have apologised for arresting the teena
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