Has Israel gone too far? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP and minister Caroline Flint, Conservative MP and chair of the environment committee Sir Robert Goodwill, LBC presenter Natasha Devon and commentator Angela Epstein.
Feb 19, 2024•2 hr 20 min
David Cameron vs the Republicans, small business clinic and surname discrimination
Feb 15, 2024•2 hr 22 min
Protesters target Tory MP's home and do younger people enjoy Valentine's Day? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative police and crime commissioner for Bedfordshire Festus Akinbusoye, broadcaster and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Josh Babarinde and Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.
Feb 14, 2024•2 hr 21 min
Broadcasting legend Steve Wright dies at 69 Joining Iain Dale on a special edition of Cross Question focusing on foreign affairs are former UK ambassador to the US Lord Darroch, defence and security expert Professor Michael Clarke, journalist, broadcaster and founder of the China Dialogue Trust Isabel Hilton and former Middle East minister Alistair Burt.
Feb 13, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Labour under fire over Rochdale candidate comments and is Trump a threat to peace? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster and DJ Liz Kershaw, Josh Simons from the Labour Together think tank, independent London mayoral candidate Rayhan Haque and political commentator Suzanne Evans.
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 17 min
Starmer drops his green investment pledge and Putin's 'number one enemy' takes your calls
Feb 08, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Plans to fix the dental crisis and ignoring calls from your boss Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Bennett, Conservative MP and former chief whip Wendy Morton, broadcaster Paul Mason and political commentator Benedict Spence.
Feb 07, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Loopholes in our asylum system and naughty kids Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former cabinet minister Baroness Morgan, Labour MP and former leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey, FT journalist Jim Pickard and businessman David Buik.
Feb 06, 2024•2 hr 24 min
King Charles III diagnosed with cancer Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP and foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran, Conservative MP and member of the home affairs committee Tim Loughton, Sun journalist Noa Hoffman and broadcaster Steve Richards.
Feb 05, 2024•2 hr 22 min
Minister fears for his safety & should we be more forgiving?
Feb 01, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Is Labour cosying-up to big business too much? And is it good to cry? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, LBC presenter Rachel Johnson, environment minister and Conservative MP Robbie Moore and journalist Michael Crick.
Jan 31, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Hope for power-sharing in Northern Ireland and should we recognise a Palestinian state? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and leader of the 'Common Sense Group' of Tory MPs Sir John Hayes, Labour MP and Party Chair Anneliese Dodds, political commentator Anita Boateng and Ian Dunt, author of 'How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't'.
Jan 30, 2024•2 hr 23 min
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls and should the UNRWA be defunded? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are transparency campaigner and leader of the True and Fair Party Gina Miller, Conservative MP and former defence minister Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Labour MP Kim Johnson and Sebastian Payne from the Onward think tank.
Jan 29, 2024•2 hr 23 min
Should we get tough to tackle knife crime? Grandson of Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert takes your calls. And why don't young people want to get married?
Jan 25, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Would you fight for your country? And is ageism the forgotten prejudice? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Guardian columnist and environmentalist George Monbiot, Conservative MP and former business minister Dean Russell, SNP MP Kirsten Oswald and Greg Swenson of Republicans Overseas UK.
Jan 24, 2024•2 hr 21 min
Brother of an Israeli hostage takes your calls & are more UK air strikes in Yemen justified? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and broadcaster Anne McElvoy, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, Labour MP Sarah Champion and the Mirror's political editor John Stevens.
Jan 23, 2024•2 hr 21 min
Does it matter if Saturday post is axed? Should women be reported to the police for illegal abortions? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Guardian columnist and former editor of The Times Sir Simon Jenkins, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper, Conservative MP and former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland and human rights barrister Charlotte Proudman.
Jan 22, 2024•2 hr 23 min
The loan charge scandal, the state of the economy & has your pet been stolen?
Jan 18, 2024•2 hr 26 min
MPs vote on the Rwanda plan & should all schools have prayer rooms? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Business Minister and Conservative peer Lord Offord, Rachel Cunliffe of the New Statesman, former Corbyn policy advisor Andrew Fisher and political commentator Tim Montgomerie, plus Natasha Clark providing updates as MPs vote on the Government's Rwanda plan.
Jan 17, 2024•2 hr 22 min
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 this podc...
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 report ...
Dec 26, 2023•50 min