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Cross Question with Iain Dale

Iain Dale is joined by a panel of senior politicians and commentators to answer listener questions on the biggest stories of the week. Debate, in-depth discussion and laughs all guaranteed!
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Episodes

Dame Andrea Leadsom, Polly Toynbee, Mike Katz & Dr Alan Mendoza

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Dame Andrea Leadsom, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Mike Katz and Dr Alan Mendoza from the Henry Jackson Society.

Jul 10, 202354 min

Alexander Downer, Alison McGovern, Yasmine Ahmed & Paul Holmes

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, Labour's Shadow Employment Minister Alison McGovern, Conservative Party vice-chair Paul Holmes and the UK director of Human Rights Watch Yasmine Ahmed.

Jul 04, 202352 min

Matt Wrack, Steve Norris, Claire Hanna & Robert Colvile

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack, former Conservative Transport Minister Steve Norris, SDLP MP Claire Hanna and Robert Colvile from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.

Jul 03, 202353 min

Steve Reed, Lord Stewart Jackson, Emma Revell & Mathew Hulbert

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank and former Lib Dem councillor turned political commentator Mathew Hulbert.

Jun 20, 202350 min

Wendy Morton, Emma Sinclair, Ronnie Cowan & Liam O'Dell

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined by the Conservative MP and former Chief Whip Wendy Morton, the entrepreneur Emma Sinclair, the SNP MP Ronnie Cowan and the journalist and disability campaigner Liam O'Dell.

Jun 14, 202350 min

Carolyn Harris, Gavin Esler, Tony Devenish & George Parker

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined by Labour MP and chair of the UK Menopause Taskforce Carolyn Harris, the broadcaster and author Gavin Esler, Conservative London Assembly member Tony Devenish and the Financial Times' Political Editor George Parker.

Jun 13, 202350 min

Dame Meg Hillier, Steve Brine, Mary Bousted & Salma Shah

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined by Labour MP and Public Accounts Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier, Conservative MP and Health and Social Care Committee chair Steve Brine, the National Education Union's Joint General Secretary Mary Bousted and the former Conservative special advisor Salma Shah.

Jun 12, 202348 min

George Monbiot, Dame Diana Johnson, Aaron Bell & Sarah Southern

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by environmental activist and Guardian columnist George Monbiot, Labour MP and Home Affairs Committee Chair Dame Diana Johnson, Conservative MP Aaron Bell and former Cameron adviser turned career coach Sarah Southern.

Jun 07, 202350 min

Justin Madders, Zoë Grünewald, Sir Robert Goodwill & Ryan Shorthouse

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour's Shadow Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders, New Statesman political reporter Zoë Grünewald, Conservative MP Sir Robert Goodwill and Ryan Shorthouse from the centre-right Bright Blue think tank.

Jun 05, 202353 min

Susan Hall, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Siân Berry & Lucy Fisher

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Susan Hall, who's running to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former Green Party leader Siân Berry and Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times Lucy Fisher.

May 31, 202348 min

Luciana Berger, Rob Wilson, Alan Rusbridger & Adam Hawksbee

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by former Labour MP Luciana Berger, former Conservative MP and minister Rob Wilson, editor of Prospect Magazine and former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and Adam Hawksbee from the Onward think tank.

May 30, 202352 min

Rachel Johnson, Alex Burghart, Afua Hagan & Wendy Chamberlain

Ben Kentish sits in and is joined on Cross Question by journalist and LBC presenter Rachel Johnson, Cabinet Office Minister and Conservative MP Alex Burghart, broadcaster Afua Hagan and Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain.

May 23, 202350 min

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Jayne Ozanne, Lord David Willetts & Daniel Korski

Ben Kentish sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti, LGBT campaigner and evangelical Christian Jayne Ozanne, Conservative peer Lord Willetts and tech entrepreneur and former David Cameron adviser Daniel Korski, who wants to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London.

May 22, 202352 min

Gina Miller, Richard Holden, Stephen Morgan & Kate Mansey

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Roads Minister and Conservative MP Richard Holden, Shadow Schools Minister and Labour MP Stephen Morgan and Assistant Editor at the Mail on Sunday Kate Mansey.

May 17, 202353 min

Jonathan Gullis, Jacqui Smith, Alistair Carmichael & Jimmy McLoughlin

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Home Affairs Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael and former Downing Street adviser turned podcaster Jimmy McLoughlin.

Apr 26, 202352 min
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