Is the Rwanda plan weakening Rishi Sunak & why is Donald Trump still so popular? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP John Penrose, boss of the press regulator IPSO Lord Faulks and human rights lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie.
Jan 16, 2024•2 hr 23 min
Should MPs be consulted before any military action? And how do we fix social care? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak, Labour's Shadow Skills Minister Seema Malhotra, Conservative Party Deputy Chair Craig Tracey and Sam Lister, political editor of the Express.
Jan 15, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Nuclear energy, 2024 elections & should the UK launch air strikes in Yemen?
Jan 11, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Post Office scandal victims to be exonerated & who is to blame for naughty kids? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are The Spectator's Kate Andrews, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne and Conservative peer Baroness Stowell.
Jan 10, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Lord Cameron concerned Israel could have broken international law & what's it like trying to escape an abusive relationship? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Minister for Disabled People Mims Davies, Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, LBC presenter and journalist Oli Dugmore and entrepreneur Emma Sinclair.
Jan 09, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Why does it take an ITV drama to get the Government to act on the Post Office scandal? And do we really need to drill more gas and oil? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former Post Office minister Paul Scully, Independent Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority Jamie Driscoll, writer and broadcaster Christina Patterson and pollster Scarlett Maguire.
Jan 08, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Sunak suggests election in second half of the year, experts debate the Elgin Marbles & are junior doctors being irresponsible?
Jan 04, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former comms adviser to Boris Johnson Jo Tanner, barrister Sam Fowles, LabourList's Tom Belger and commentator Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.
Jan 03, 2024•2 hr 25 min
TV viewers demand action over Post Office scandal & should the West keep backing Ukraine to the hilt? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Green Party's Siân Berry, journalist John Rentoul, Conservative peer and pollster Lord Hayward and political commentator Sarah Southern.
Jan 02, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Shelagh, Iain and James take a look back at 2023, picking through the bones of some of the main stories of the year. They share personal anecdotes and observations from their experiences covering the events that have been making headlines throughout another unprecedented year. In Part 1: The PM’s pledges King's Coronation The things Iain wants most in the world James' strangest story of the year The Israel-Gaza conflict and its impact Cost of living NHS shake-ups Look out for Part 2 in thi...
Dec 26, 2023•48 min
Shelagh, Iain and James are back to continue their look back at 2023, picking through the bones of some of the main stories of the year. They share personal anecdotes and observations from their experiences covering the events that have been making headlines throughout 2023. In Part 2: Predictions for 2024 When we might get an election and how it will play out US politics, foreign policy, and potential candidates for 2024 election Is Trump making a comeback? Boris Johnson's controversial r...
Dec 26, 2023•50 min
Health Secretary causes outrage, the Prince of Wales nicknamed 'One Pint Willy' & should Olly Alexander still be the UK's Eurovision entry?
Dec 21, 2023•2 hr 29 min
Junior doctors strike again, UN voting on a ceasefire & would you charge your family members for Christmas dinner?
Dec 20, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Scotland puts up income tax for higher earners, trans guidance for schools & is it time to consider changing the law on assisted dying?
Dec 19, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Is Israel going too far? How badly does domestic abuse affect children? Will the Church of England get with the times on gay marriage?
Dec 18, 2023•2 hr 29 min
Israeli Ambassador says there will be no two-state solution, CWU boss takes your calls & is there discrimination against older women with younger partners?
Dec 14, 2023•2 hr 26 min
UN General Assembly calls for a ceasefire & does Ricky Gervais go too far? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour candidate and former Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander, LBC presenter Ali Miraj, trade unionist Mary Bousted and Editor of City AM Andy Silvester.
Dec 13, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Live analysis as the Commons votes on the Government's Rwanda plan & do we pay enough attention to homeless people? Joining Iain on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former Refugees Minister Lord Harrington, SNP MP and culture spokesperson John Nicolson, Director of the centre-right Reform think tank Charlotte Pickles and the New Statesman's Harry Lambert. Plus: an interview with Policing Minister Chris Philp on the Rwanda Safety Bill vote.
Dec 12, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Will the Tory right kill the Rwanda plan and would a Johnson-Farage partnership be your dream ticket or your idea of hell? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Bob Seely, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal, businessman Paul Drechsler and Labour MP Beth Winter.
Dec 11, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Do you accept Boris Johnson's apology? The Guardian's John Crace takes your calls! Is there such a thing as too much discipline?
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigns - are the Conservatives falling apart? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Defence Select Committee Chair Robert Courts, Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed, broadcaster Afua Hagan and comedian Geoff Norcott.
Dec 06, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Why won't they ditch the Rwanda plan? And why are electric cars so unpopular? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, political commentator Ella Whelan, writer for The Times Oliver Kamm and Labour MP Rachael Maskell.
Dec 05, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Immigration should be celebrated & will the licence fee survive? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader Liz Saville-Roberts, Bloomberg's Head of Politics and Economics Stephanie Flanders, Conservative MP Flick Drummond and civil liberties campaigner Silkie Carlo.
Dec 04, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Anger over Hamas-supporting Oakland residents & why do we feel sad when celebrities die?
Nov 30, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds takes your small business calls & should we talk about rejoining the EU? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Stella Creasy, former No10 Comms Director Guto Harri, DUP MP Jim Shannon and Observer columnist Martha Gill.
Nov 29, 2023•2 hr 20 min
Minimum service levels for teachers and will universities go meat-free? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Party Deputy Chairman Brendan Clarke-Smith, Labour Shadow Foreign Office Minister Catherine West, economist Vicky Pryce and ConservativeHome's Angus Parsad-Wyatt.
Nov 28, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Are consultants getting special treatment? And do you want a funeral when you die? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are LGBT+ safeguarding campaigner Jayne Ozanne, Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, Conservative MP Richard Graham and free speech campaigner Baroness Fox.
Nov 27, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Immigration figures are up, Nadine Dorries takes your calls on 'The Plot' & Gideon Falter takes your calls on antisemitism
Nov 23, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Ring Rachel Reeves, Cross Question & why has Netanyahu's government rewarded Hamas with a truce? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, the Conservative MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley, the editor of the centre-right news commentary site CapX Alys Denby and the Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake.
Nov 22, 2023•2 hr 23 min
International support for Ukraine, Cross Question & should protesting outside abortion clinics be allowed? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, the Conservative MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley, the editor of the centre-right news commentary site CapX Alys Denby and the Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake.
Nov 21, 2023•2 hr 21 min