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The race to succeed Theresa May has officially begun as the PM announced her decision to step down on 7 June, following months of intense pressure from inside and outside her party.SEE RELATED Is the British prime minister too powerful?The six times Boris Johnson has denied he wants to be prime ministerTheresa May resigns: five moments that sank her premiershipA statement from the Tory party chairman and the backbench 1922 Committee said nominations for the leadership will close in the week starting 10 June.MPs will then whittle the candidates down to two by the end of June, before party members - all 124,000 of them - choose the UK’s next PM, with May’s successor aiming to be in place before Parliament's summer recess at the end of July.So far, four MPs have announced they will run for the leadership - Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, former work and pensions secretary Esther McVey and International Development Secretary Rory Stewart. But who will win? Mark and Pete weig

The fate of the Prime Minister of Britain Thersa May's career hangs in the balance and with it the fate of the British exit from the EU, Brexit. Will either ever happen? Mark and Pete have the answers. markandpete.com

Danny Baker has issued a "formal apology" for his controversial joke about the royal baby and says he's paying the price a "crass blunder". David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months for using his mobile phone whilst driving his £100,000 Bentley. Who is more in the wrong? Which celebrity should be shunned?

Recently a lucky man named Lucking had a stroke of luck. Mark and Pete, a businessman and and Clergyman, analyise luck and whether you can get some.

Carl Benjamin is the youtuber Sargon of Akkad and is now a candidate for MEP for UKIP. He says that he is fighting Political Correctness. Will this get him elected or will his 3 year old "Rape Tweet" get him in deep trouble. Or both.

Climate change activists, including Labour party councillor in Stroud Skeena Rathor, pictured left, have glued their hands together and locked themselves to the fence outside the home of Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn on the third day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. Are these people mad or heroes. Mark and Pete have the answers, join the conversation below - what do you think?

Brexiteer Nigel Farage argued that he wasn’t willing to give up his hopes of leaving the EU after fighting for it for 25 years. He added that he would be leading his new Brexit party in these elections and MPs and Theresa May would be surprised about the impact they would have in the EU elections. The Brexit delay means the return of Nigel Farage to frontline politics. Mark and Pete analyse the ramifications.

Divorce is a rampant problem but all is not as it seems. The world’s richest couple revealed the terms of their divorce on Thursday as Jeff and McKenzie Bezos – seen as the “parents” of the global online retail giant and media company Amazon – wrapped up their painful split. MacKenzie, now the ex-wife of Amazon’s founder and chief executive officer Jeff, will give 75% of their stake in the company and all voting rights to the billionaire entrepreneur.

Gender confusion is endmemic and taking over society. It was mothersday recentlyu in the UK, but what is a mother when gender is fluid? Mark and Pete have the answers.

British MPs have voted for a delay in the Brexit process for three months or more, after struggling to agree on what terms the UK should leave the European Union on 29 March.You might think, after months of division, infighting and uncertainty that surely, surely, this means everything will go smoothly from here? Mark and Pete give their predictions. They were right about Trump and the referendum in 2016 so listen up.

A report by the National Audit Office of the UK has said schools face cuts of 8% in real terms by 2019-20. While the government said school funding would be ringfenced, headteachers are facing a mountain of increased cost. What is the answer to this? Let Mark and Pete tell you. For more: petertimothycooper.com

Stripped of all the mystery and mystique, the Internet is an electronic delivery mechanism for messages and information. In that sense, it is not fundamentally different from other electronic communications networks such as radio, television ​and telecommunications. These other networks are regulated so should the internet be regulated in a similar fashion? Mar and Pete have the answers.

Amid rising uncertainty for investors, one thing looks increasingly likely — the UK is heading for a botched Brexit. If Parliament votes down the “withdrawal agreement” next week, as many expect, the political system will go into a tailspin — but what will happen beyond Brexit? Is Liam Fox right ?Businessman Mark and Clergyman Pete have the answers.

Brexit so far casts doubt on the functioning of the democratic parliamentary process and its ability to provide fair representation and protection of the interests of the British public. A central part in addressing this is the question whether the choice of parliamentary candidates and MPs is fit for purpose.

Fox News host Pete Hegseth shared some hair raising news on air by claiming he hasn’t washed his hands in 10 years as “germs are not a real thing”. Mr Hegseth made the comments on Fox and Friends on Sunday after his co-hosts berated him for eating day-old pizza that had not been refrigerated. But the Harvard and Princeton graduate responded by claiming the infectious micro-organisms were not real as he could not see them.What do we make of this?

Jeff Bezos head of Amazon was embroiled in scandal but took a courageous stand. His investigations into Donald Trump caused the National Enquirer to resort to blackmail. You couldn't make this stuff up.

Brexit is a dumpster fire of poor strategy and mixed messaging. If only, the Prime Minister Theresa May might say, we could turn back time. Please Cher this episode.

Donald Trump, Richard Branson et al, successful people are often risk takers? What can we learn from them? Colorful conversation on social, economic and religious issues from a Christian worldview perspective. Mark and Pete: a businessman and a pastor.Listen on Flame Radio 1521MW in NW England and podcasts on iTunes.Website: markandpete.comTwitter: @markandpete

The next few weeks will be crucial if the differences are to be resolved and both the UK and the EU are to fulfil their stated shared aim of an orderly Brexit. But what will really happen? And will Nigel Farage rise like a Phoenix? Or is it all doom and gloom? Colorful conversation on social, economic and religious issues from a Christian worldview perspective. Mark and Pete: a businessman and a pastor.Listen on Flame Radio 1521MW in NW England and podcasts on iTunes.Website: markandpete.comTwitter: @markandpete

Rapper BALIVA joins Mark and Pete to show how to write a hit song, and actually do so live. Colorful conversation on social, economic and religious issues from a Christian worldview perspective. Mark and Pete: a businessman and a pastor.Listen on Flame Radio 1521MW in NW England and podcasts on iTunes.Website: markandpete.comTwitter: @markandpete