Today's podcast include references to the following items:

• https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1385590461201584130?s=20
• https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1386263682997440515?s=20
• https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1386224003665342465?s=20
• https://twitter.com/MattHancock/status/1386342661817348101?s=20
• https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1386231634765156353?s=20
• https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1385678678965858308?s=20
• https://twitter.com/donie/status/1385661453546442760?s=20
• https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1386272200165142529?s=20
• https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1386383002675130370?s=20
• https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1385624509714243597?s=20
• https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1386479634129248257?s=20
• https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1386504126201217025?s=20
• https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1386518108811235334?s=20

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