James O'Brien Daily

The Monaco-based billionaire and Manchester United co-owner,Jim Ratcliffe, has faced a barrage of criticism since saying in an interview that the UK was being “colonised” by immigrants and citing inaccurate statistics, labelled as hypocritical and reminiscent of “far-right narratives”. What's it like as an ethnic minority person living in a country where racism is back in fashion?
This episode was recorded on the 12th of February. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

King Charles has said he’s “ready to support” the police as they consider allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his brother. Shouldn’t the public be holding the Royal Family - which paid an estimated £12m to settle a sexual abuse case brought by Virginia Giuffre against Andrew in 2022 - under the same scrutiny as Sir Keir Starmer? Why doesn't society care more about Jeffrey Epstein's victims?
Washington Correspondent Simon Marks shares the most important developments from the US and James discusses Seamus Culleton, the Irish national who’s been detained by ICE for five months, despite having all necessary documents, with his lawyer, Attorney Ogor Winnie Okoye.
This episode was recorded on the 11th of February. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he’ll "never walk away from the country that I love" and thanked his cabinet for their support after Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar called for him to stand down over the Mandelson-Epstein disaster.
What does Starmer need to do now? What do you want from the Prime Minister? And, what's the opposition of populism?
Plus, LBC Reporter Henry Riley is in the studio for always illuminating "Reform UK Watch".
This episode was recorded on the 10th of February. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Several cabinet ministers have publicly backed Keir Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the PM to resign over the Epstein-Madelson controversy. James asks why Keir Starmer is seemingly ill-suited for the role of Prime Minister, and is joined by LBC's Political Editor Natasha Clark to run through the resignation of Starmer's former director of communications, Tim Allan.
This episode was recorded on the 9th of February. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Is Sir Keir Starmer’s time up? Some journalists are saying that it is, but James wants to look into how the situation might unfold and asks listeners to answer the question ‘Just why is Keir Starmer in so much trouble?’.
In his final hour, James steps away from Keir Starmer, to talk about racism after an image that’s been shared online.
This episode was recorded on the 6th February. Catch James O’Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.