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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

Angela Knight, Siôn Simon, Angela Epstein & Joe Twyman

Joining Ali Miraj on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Angela Knight, former Labour MP, MEP and minister Siôn Simon, journalist and broadcaster Angela Epstein and pollster Joe Twyman.

May 29, 202452 min

Steve Baker, Anneliese Dodds, Alistair Carmichael & Richard Thompson

In perhaps the first election debate, on the day Rishi Sunak called the general election, Iain Dale was joined on Cross Question by Conservative Steve Baker, Labour's Anneliese Dodds, Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael and Richard Thomson from the SNP.

May 22, 20241 hr 10 min

Caroline Lucas, Alex Salmond, Heather Wheeler & Reverend Steve Chalke

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green MP and former leader Caroline Lucas, Alba Party leader and former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, Conservative MP Heather Wheeler and social entrepreneur and Baptist minister Reverend Steve Chalke.

May 21, 202454 min

Dame Diana Johnson, Tom Hunt, Gary Smith & Christian Calgie

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and home affairs select committee chair Dame Diana Johnson, Conservative MP Tom Hunt, the GMB union's general secretary Gary Smith and Christian Calgie from the Daily Express.

May 20, 202453 min

Shailesh Vara, Sian Berry, Silkie Carlo & Charlie Rowley

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Conservative MP and former minister Shailesh Vara, the Green Party's Sian Berry, civil liberties campaigner Silkie Carlo and political commentator Charlie Rowley.

May 15, 202452 min

Kirsten Oswald, Samuel Kasumu, Jessica Harrington & Stefan Boscia

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by SNP MP and women and equalities spokesperson Kirsten Oswald, social entrepreneur and former Johnson adviser Samuel Kasumu, barrister and ex-Tory MP Jessica Harrington and POLITICO's Stefan Boscia.

May 14, 202453 min

Khalid Mahmood, Bob Seely, Lucy Beresford & Matthew Lesh

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, Conservative MP Bob Seely, psychotherapist Lucy Beresford and Matthew Lesh from the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank.

May 13, 202452 min

Steve Baker, Bridget Phillipson, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson & Dan Hodges

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker, Labour MP and shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson, crossbench peer and disability rights campaigner Tanni Grey-Thompson and Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges.

May 08, 202454 min

Alicia Kearns, Andy McDonald, Janet Daley & Joe Twyman

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and foreign affairs committee chair Alicia Kearns, Labour MP Andy McDonald, Sunday Telegraph columnist Janet Daley and pollster Joe Twyman.

May 07, 202454 min

Paul Scully, Rhun ap Iorwerth & Jo-Anne Nadler

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Paul Scully, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and political commentator Jo-Anne Nadler.

Apr 29, 202453 min

Darren Jones, Ailbhe Rea, Craig Whittaker & Giles Kenningham

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, Bloomberg's Ailbhe Rea, Conservative MP Craig Whittaker and former Conservative comms director Giles Kenningham.

Apr 23, 202453 min

Sir Alan Duncan, Baroness Angela Smith, Matthew Syed & Lucy Fisher

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan, Labour's leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith, author and broadcaster Matthew Syed and Whitehall editor at the Financial Times Lucy Fisher.

Apr 15, 202455 min

David Gauke, Scarlett MccGwire, Mike Katz & Harriet Line

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative minister David Gauke, political commentator Scarlett MccGwire, chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Mike Katz and the Mail's deputy political editor Harriet Line.

Apr 08, 202455 min

Gavin Esler, Richard Power-Sayeed, Sarah Southern & Michael Brown

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster Gavin Esler, author and former Labour official Richard Power-Sayeed, businesswoman and former Cameron adviser Sarah Southern and political commentator Michael Brown - who used to be a Conservative MP.

Apr 03, 202453 min

Jonn Elledge, Angela Knight, Matt Wrack & Grant Tucker

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are author Jonn Elledge, former Conservative MP Angela Knight, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union Matt Wrack and columnist Grant Tucker.

Apr 02, 202452 min

Louise Haigh, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Dan Hodges & Zoë Grünewald

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh, Conservative MP and former minister Brendan Clarke-Smith, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges and political correspondent for the Independent Zoë Grünewald.

Mar 20, 202450 min
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