Keir Starmer says Labour will keep the child benefit cap, Cross Question & ten years of equal marriage Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, Guardian sketch writer John Crace, Deputy Editor of CapX Alys Denby and former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark.
Jul 17, 2023•2 hr 28 min
BMA rejects Government's pay offer, Wes Streeting speaks about his new book on growing up in poverty & has your mental health ruined your career?
Jul 13, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Ukraine warned to show more gratitude, Cross Question & are young people more likely to be scammed? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crossbench peer Lord Ricketts, President of the National Farmers' Union Minette Batters, Labour MP Beth Winter and Assistant Editor of the Financial Times Stephen Bush.
Jul 12, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Conservative London Mayoral contenders take your calls, Cross Question & is drinking still too big a part of young people's lives? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are General Secretary of the GMB union Gary Smith, Green peer Baroness Jones, Conservative peer Lord Ranger and Luke Tryl, UK Director at More in Common.
Jul 11, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Unite the union puts Keir Starmer 'on notice', Cross Question & how difficult is it for ex-prisoners to get work? 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, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Keir Starmer calls for more arts education, journalist Isabel Hardman takes your NHS calls & have you moved abroad and regretted it?
Jul 06, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Sir Tony Blair wants more private sector involvement in health service, NHS Special Cross Question & how important are ticket staff in train stations? Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question are NHS Trust Chair and former Care Minister Sir Norman Lamb, Head of Health at UNISON Sara Gorton, Conservative MP and former A&E doctor Kieran Mullan and Telegraph columnist Judith Woods.
Jul 05, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question and is Israel's military operation on the West Bank morally defensible? 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, 2023•2 hr 26 min
UK to investigate banks blacklisting accounts, Cross Question and are religious leaders out of touch on assisted dying? 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, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Sewage in water, Alastair Campbell takes your calls & the future of Jeremy Corbyn.
May 18, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Labour wants to build on the green belt, Cross Question & should students be entitled to 'cancel' guest speakers? 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, 2023•2 hr 20 min
Sir Ed Davey suggests a Lib-Lab coalition would be 'logical', Cross Question & are you addicted to gambling? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, barrister Charlotte Proudman and Editor-in-Chief of UnHerd Freddie Sayers.
May 16, 2023•2 hr 20 min
Should EU citizens get a vote in a UK general election? Cross Question & comedian and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax takes your calls Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP Mary Creagh, Conservative MP Matt Warman, political commentator Polly Mackenzie and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.
May 15, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan released from prison, UK sends long-range missiles to Ukraine & do you live with your parents?
May 11, 2023•2 hr 19 min
Archbishop of Canterbury wades into the refugees row, Cross Question & are apprenticeships for the NHS a good idea? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour's Leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith, economist Dr Linda Yueh and media commentator and academic Dr Justin Schlosberg.
May 10, 2023•2 hr 20 min
Fury as Government minister visits Hong Kong, Cross Question & can the Met Police be defended? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.
May 09, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Local elections incoming! Cross Question & deaf podcaster Samantha Baines takes your calls
May 03, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Keir Starmer changes his mind on tuition fees, Cross Question & is Joanna Cherry being silenced? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP John Penrose, Labour's Baroness Chapman, Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and public relations expert Kevin Craig.
May 02, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer takes your calls, Benedict Rogers talks UK-China relations & are you single and happy?
Apr 27, 2023•2 hr 20 min
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper takes your calls, Cross Question & what do you think motivates illegal migrants? 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, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question & are people being ageist to Joe Biden? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea, former Refugees Minister Lord Harrington, Shadow Asia Minister Catherine West & Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges.
Apr 25, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands takes your calls, Cross Question & has Labour changed? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and author Jonn Elledge, Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, former Cameron adviser Giles Kenningham and SNP MP Dave Doogan.
Apr 24, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Taiwanese Foreign Minister warns West against complacency on China, TUC leader Paul Nowak takes your calls & should cannabis be legalised?
Apr 20, 2023•2 hr 23 min
'Not my King' to be chanted at the Coronation, Cross Question & would you stick to soup and shakes to reverse your diabetes? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle, former BBC Director-General Greg Dyke, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood and commentator Ella Whelan.
Apr 19, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Starmer under pressure to back universal free school meals, Cross Question & is 'stop and search' racist? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire, Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Kit Malthouse, author and political commentator Ian Dunt and Head of Foreign Policy at the Policy Exchange think tank Sophia Gaston.
Apr 18, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Reported surge in people turning to private GPs, Cross Question & should horse racing be banned? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Schools Minister Nick Gibb, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney & former advisor to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu.
Apr 17, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Bank warns staff they'll be punished unless they get back to the office, bowel cancer campaigner takes your calls & why is the rental market in chaos?
Apr 13, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Parents forced to quit work due to costly childcare, Cross Question & should England ban smacking? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Baroness Stowell, Labour MP Sam Tarry, careers coach and former advisor to David Cameron Sarah Southern and former Labour comms expert Scarlett MccGwire.
Apr 12, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Labour defend attack ads on Rishi Sunak, Cross Question & President Biden lands in Belfast Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green peer Baroness Bennett, the Spectator's Kate Andrews, JOE.co.uk's Oli Dugmore and former Cameron adviser Phillip Blond.
Apr 11, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Michael Gove admits mistakes over social housing, GP Dame Clare Gerada takes your calls & should gambling be limited for under-25s?
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 24 min