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Iain Dale - The Whole Show

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Always punchy, always opinionated, you can find Iain Dale in the Evening live on LBC Monday to Thursday from 7pm. Cross Question, LBC's political panel debate show, features from Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday, a phone-in with top guests from the world of politics, academia, media and entertainment.

Episodes

Should We Scrap the Two-Child Benefits Cap?

Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are Conservative Peer Lord David Willetts, SDLP MP Claire Hanna, Political Editor for The Sunday Telegraph Camilla Turner and Oliver Kamm a writer for The Times

Jul 16, 20242 hr 32 min

Is it now all but guaranteed that Trump will win in November?

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, 20242 hr 20 min

Should we prioritise improving our Armed Forces over other public services?

Should the new government prioritise improving our Armed Forces over other public services? 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, 20242 hr 31 min

How accommodating should Wes Streeting be towards striking junior doctors?

How accommodating should Wes Streeting be towards striking junior doctors? Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Trades Union Congress' General Secretary Paul Nowak, the former Conservative Education Secretary Justine Greening, Labour MP Rachael Maskell and Conservative peer and former Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones.

Jul 09, 20242 hr 33 min

Are Labour right not to challenge Netanyahu's Arrest Warrant?

Are Labour right not to challenge Netanyahu's Arrest Warrant? 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, 20242 hr 31 min

What will Labour's first hundred days look like?

What will Labour's first hundred days look like? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, former Labour policy adviser Andrew Fisher, City AM's Alys Denby and pollster Joe Twyman.

Jul 03, 20242 hr 32 min

Will Starmer be a 'part-time PM'?

Will Starmer be a 'part-time PM'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, Conservative peer Lord Bethell, Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney and former editor of the Financial Times Lionel Barber.

Jul 02, 20242 hr 30 min

Smaller parties take your questions!

Smaller parties take your questions! Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by political commentator Femi Oluwole, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, former Labour comms adviser Scarlett MccGwire and historian and columnist Tim Stanley.

Jul 01, 20242 hr 28 min

Rory Stewart takes your calls!

Podcaster and former Tory MP Rory Stewart takes your calls! Plus, phone-ins on Trump vs Biden and Ed Davey wanting to ban smoking but legalise cannabis.

Jun 27, 20242 hr 28 min

Should politicians be banned from gambling on elections?

Should politicians be banned from gambling on elections? 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, 20242 hr 28 min

How could we bring down knife crime?

How could we bring down knife crime? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former education secretary Nicky Morgan, general secretary of the National Education Union Daniel Kebede, Green peer and former party leader Natalie Bennett and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.

Jun 25, 20242 hr 29 min

Neil Kinnock takes your calls & has Farage blown it?

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock takes your calls & has Farage blown it? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and former Conservative adviser Charlie Rowley.

Jun 24, 20242 hr 30 min

Is it all over for Rishi Sunak?

Is it all over for Rishi Sunak? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Bell Ribeiro-Addy, commentator Samuel Kasumu, Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Kramer and journalist Rachel Wearmouth.

Jun 19, 20242 hr 29 min

Who's winning the debate on tax?

Who's winning the debate on tax? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour candidate Sir Stephen Timms, Sebastian Payne from the Onward think tank, broadcaster and author Christina Patterson and pollster James Johnson.

Jun 18, 20242 hr 25 min

What do Reform UK mean by 'essential immigration'?

What do Reform UK mean by 'essential immigration'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed, Conservative David Simmonds, commentator Ella Whelan and clean energy entrepreneur Juliet Davenport.

Jun 17, 20242 hr 30 min

Are smaller parties getting a fair crack of the whip?

Are smaller parties getting a fair crack of the whip? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Barry Gardiner, former Tory MP Stephen Hammond, trade unionist Mary Bousted and Guardian columnist Sir Simon Jenkins.

Jun 12, 20242 hr 28 min

Will the Tory tax-cutting manifesto change anything?

Will the Tory tax-cutting manifesto change anything? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's James Murray, Conservative peer and pollster Lord Hayward, commentator Nimco Ali and journalist Antonello Guerrera.

Jun 11, 20242 hr 29 min

Is Labour's private schools policy making you more or less likely to vote for them?

Is Labour's private schools policy making you more or less likely to vote for them? 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, 20242 hr 32 min

Is Keir Starmer right to say he'll never use private healthcare?

Is Keir Starmer right to say he'll never use private healthcare? 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, 20242 hr 30 min

Why are the main parties so negative about immigration?

Why are the main parties so negative about immigration? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski, Lib Dem Munira Wilson, the Telegraph's Annabel Denham and Polly Toynbee from The Guardian.

Jun 04, 20242 hr 28 min

How much will new Reform UK leader Nigel Farage shake up the election?

How much will new Reform UK leader Nigel Farage shake up the election? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Stella Creasy, Conservative Sir Alan Duncan, Gina Miller from the True and Fair Party and POLITICO Europe's Anne McElvoy.

Jun 03, 20242 hr 29 min
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