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

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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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Show Links

Boris U-Turn: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53065806

Plane makeover: https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnsons-jet-gets-austin-powers-makeover-12007923

Moody's Prick: BBC Radio 5 Live

Jason's Prick: https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/1272900907747946496

Ben's Good News: http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-what-is-the-breakthrough-treatment-dexamethasone-and-what-are-its-side-effects-12008173

Lindsey's Good News: https://nerdbot.com/2020/06/07/jason-paige-parodies-the-pokemon-theme-to-fit-covid-19-times/

Jason's Good News: https://blog.playstation.com/category/ps5/