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 Mark Rowley, as the rise in antisemitism has seen Jewish candelabra vandalised in London, and ten-year-old girls asking armed police to accompany them to Hanukkah parties.

Plus, Prisons, Justice and Crime Commentator, David Shipley, discusses the small boat crossings as numbers soar past 40,600 this year.

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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.

Plus Conservative Commentator, Benedict Spence, runs through the top stories of the day.

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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 pay rise.

Eurosceptic politician and the man who led the Maastricht Referendum Campaign, Sir Bill Cash, joins Alex to dissect the Erasmus programme after it was announced that the government handed the EU £570million to rejoin the student exchange programme.

Plus, Documentary maker, Malcolm Clark, slams the BBC following the Culture Secretary's vision, which would help fund free licences for benefit claimants.

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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.

Imam Ajmal Masroor joins Peter to condemn the awful attack on Jewish people at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney.

Plus, Journalist, Nicole Lampert, reveals the anger felt after a Government minister was heckled as she pledged solidarity with Jewish people at a vigil in Parliament Square for those killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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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 Crowborough Shield, Kim Bailey, talks to Peter about thousands of people marching for the sixth Sunday in a row to protest against migrants moving into an army barracks in Crowborough, East Sussex.

Plus, former Conservative Public Health and Primary Care Minister, Steve Brine, says it's a "Christmas disaster" after it was announced junior doctors will continue to strike despite the rise in flu cases.

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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 grandparents and great-grandparents."

Plus, former Labour adviser, Matthew Laza, talks to Alex about Reform UK becoming the largest party after Labour memberships collapse, the risk of recession and the asylum appeal backlog doubling in a year.

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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, 'grotesque'.

Also, soon-to-be Lord Redwood, joins Alex to talk about his peerage nomination from Kemi Badenoch.

Plus, Reform UK Councillor for Lincolnshire County Council, Adrian Findley, discusses a bizarre story about a pensioner fined £250 for littering – after spitting out a leaf that blew into his mouth.

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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 vessels into French waters, and new polling suggests the 2016 Leave majority ‘has literally died out’.

Plus, the Reform Leader of Portsmouth City Council, George Madgwick, joins Alex to discuss our Talk Exclusive about Portsmouth City Council that has cancelled Christmas.

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