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Boris Johnson channels Austin Powers and Marcus (or Daniel) Rashford takes over as PM

Jason England

Football has started again, but the biggest goal of the week was scored off the pitch... Grab a drink, as we talk about the biggest stories of the week in The Virtual Pub - the perfect podcast for those who miss going to the pub in this particular pandemic.

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On this week’s episode

  • (0:00) We welcome you all back to The Virtual Pub and see how we're all getting on in the lockdown!

  • (16:55) TOP STORY #1 - Marcus Rashford forces the Government to U-Turn and extend the free school lunch scheme for children who need it over the summer.

  • (31:10) TOP STORY #2 - Boris Johnson plans to use £900,000 of taxpayers money in the midst of a pandemic to paint his plane. Sources say the design looks like something out of Austin Powers.

  • (36:14) It's time to Pick a Prick - selections this week include BBC Radio 5 Live and The Daily Mail's Political Commentator Dan Hodges

  • (55:30) Now for some Good news - we got rather intense picking pricks, so let's lift up those spirits with some good news

  • (1:07:10) Time for the Virtual Pub Quiz - today marks the 41st anniversary of Garfield's first comic strip, so we have a quiz about cartoons and comics from our childhood! Plus we find out we're terrible at singing the Pokemon theme tune and we are played out by the amazing Tommy Down.

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