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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

John McDonnell, Alex Burghart, Eleanor Mills & James Heale

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by independent MP and former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Conservative shadow Northern Ireland secretary Alex Burghart, journalist and author Eleanor Mills and the Spectator's James Heale.

Sep 11, 202451 min

David Aaronovitch, Nimco Ali, Sir Robert Buckland & John Nicolson

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by broadcaster David Aaronovitch, political commentator and social activist Nimco Ali, former Conservative MP and justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland and John Nicolson, journalist and former SNP MP.

Sep 10, 202451 min

Sir Trevor Phillips, Layla Moran, Sir Alec Shelbrooke & Ella Whelan

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, Liberal Democrat MP and new chair of the health select committee Layla Moran, Tory MP and shadow transport minister Sir Alec Shelbrooke and commentator Ella Whelan.

Sep 09, 202451 min

Alison McGovern, David Simmonds, Bonnie Greer & Henry Hill

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by employment minister and Labour MP Alison McGovern, shadow housing minister and Conservative MP David Simmonds, playwright Bonnie Greer and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.

Sep 02, 202450 min

Dr Kieran Mullan, Josh Simons, Jo Phillips & Danny Sriskandarajah

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative shadow transport minister Dr Kieran Mullan, Labour MP Josh Simons, political commentator Jo Phillips and Danny Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation think tank.

Jul 22, 202453 min

Lord David Willetts, Camilla Turner, Claire Hanna & Oliver Kamm

Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Conservative peer and former Universities Minister Lord David Willetts, the Sunday Telegraph's political editor Camilla Turner, the SDLP MP Claire Hanna and the The Times writer Oliver Kamm.

Jul 16, 202454 min

Danny Kruger, Lizzie Dearden, Jake Richards & Emma Revell

Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Conservative MP Danny Kruger, freelance home affairs journalist Lizzie Dearden, newly-elected Labour MP Jake Richards and Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank.

Jul 15, 202454 min

Alex Salmond, Andrew Griffith, John McTernan & Jennifer Ewing

Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Alba Party leader and former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the Conservatives' Shadow Science Secretary Andrew Griffith, former Labour political strategist John McTernan and Republicans Overseas UK spokesperson Jennifer Ewing.

Jul 10, 202454 min

Fraser Nelson, Christine Jardine, George Freeman & Paul Mason

Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the editor of The Spectator Fraser Nelson, Liberal Democrat MP and frontbencher Christine Jardine, Conservative MP and former minister George Freeman and the journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason.

Jul 08, 202455 min

Lord Karan Bilimoria, Zoë Grünewald, Ali Milani & Alistair Burt

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are crossbench peer and businessman Lord Bilimoria, freelance journalist Zoë Grünewald, national chair of the Labour Muslim Network Ali Milani and former Conservative MP and Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt.

Jun 26, 202453 min

Lord Chris Fox, Baroness Jenny Jones, Benedict Spence & Sam Freedman

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Liberal Democrat peer and Business and Trade spokesperson Lord Chris Fox, the Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones, the writer and political commenator Benedict Spence and the Institute for Government's senior fellow Sam Freedman.

Jun 10, 202453 min

Stephen Bush, Salma Shah, Parmjit Dhanda & Steve Norris

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Stephen Bush from the Financial Times, political commentator Salma Shah, former Labour MP and minister Parmjit Dhanda and former Conservative MP and minister Steve Norris.

Jun 05, 202455 min
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