Do you have any sympathy for Justin Welby? And in the third hour, can assisted dying be implemented safely? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, Guido Fawkes founder Paul Staines, Conservative MP Harriet Cross and Lib Dem MP Luke Taylor.
Nov 12, 2024•3 hr 30 min
Should the Archbishop of Canterbury resign? And should we ban SUVs in city centres? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and shadow Wales secretary Mims Davies, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols and businessman Sir Martin Sorrell.
Nov 11, 2024•2 hr 29 min
Should David Lammy publicly apologise to Donald Trump for his past critical comments? Question Marks with Simon Marks: Simon takes your calls on the US election result. Plus should adopted children automatically see their biological parents regularly?
Nov 07, 2024•3 hr 32 min
Trump wins - why? And what does it mean for the world? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former FT editor Lionel Barber, playwright Bonnie Greer and former Obama digital strategist Matthew McGregor. (Our Trump-supporting panellist had to drop out shortly before broadcast).
Nov 06, 2024•3 hr 31 min
Voters go to the polls across the United States Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green campaigner and brother of Bernie Sanders Larry Sanders, Republicans Overseas UK chair Greg Swenson, foreign policy expert Elisabeth Braw and broadcaster Tom Rivers.
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Is it fair for tuition fees to go up and can a four-day working week work? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening, ahead of polling day in the US election, are former British ambassador to the US Lord Darroch, Jennifer Ewing from Republicans Overseas, John Scardino from Democrats Abroad and Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel.
Nov 04, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Should 'silent prayer' within abortion clinics' new 'buffer zones' be allowed? Question Marks: Simon Marks takes your calls on the US election. Is it curmudgeonly to think that Halloween celebrations are annoying and often anti-social too?
Oct 31, 2024•2 hr 29 min
Are you a Budget winner or loser? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Independent MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Conservative MP and shadow education secretary Damian Hinds, economist and journalist Stephanie Flanders and luxury hotelier Sir Rocco Forte.
Oct 30, 2024•2 hr 28 min
Can the UK put any pressure on Israel to allow UNRWA aid into Gaza? And is Donald Trump a fascist? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Gogglebox star turned Labour campaigner Josh Tapper, non-affiliated peer Claire Fox, Conservative MP Richard Holden and Plaid Cymru MP and Treasury spokesperson Ben Lake.
Oct 29, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Will the Budget leave you worse off? And how bad is your social housing? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and 'bionic lord' Craig Mackinlay, Labour MP Sarah Smith, Lib Dem MP Pippa Heylings and commentator David Goodhart.
Oct 28, 2024•2 hr 29 min
Why is there so much shoplifting? Baroness Sayeeda Warsi takes your calls on Islamphobia. How do you deal with a cancer diagnosis?
Oct 24, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Will unions get more freedom to strike - and can the PM possibly get along with President Trump, if he's reelected? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are chair of the Labour Women's Network nd former MP Thangam Debbonaire, Conservative MP and shadow business minister Jerome Mayhew, Liberal Democrat MP Jess Brown-Fuller and political commentator and former head of BBC Westminster Katy Searle.
Oct 23, 2024•2 hr 27 min
More information reported about Chris Kaba's past and have you ever had to tell an elderly parent they shouldn't drive anymore? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Jake Richards, political commentator Jo Tanner, Conservative MP George Freeman and barrister Dr Sam Fowles.
Oct 22, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Should Starmer open talks over reparations? And experts take your calls on osteoporosis. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Emily Thornberry, Reform UK MP and deputy leader Richard Tice, social mobility campaigner and former Conservative education secretary Justine Greening and rabbi and author Dr Jonathan Romain.
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Is it smart to bring back HS2? Plus, a phone in on poverty in modern Britain with Big Issue founder Lord Bird and campaigner Matthew Torbitt. And how widespread is the old-fashioned attitude that having children should somehow hold women back?
Oct 17, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Controversy over England getting a German football manager & how do we fix our universities? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are shadow development minister and Conservative MP Dame Harriett Baldwin, Green MP Ellie Chowns, journalist and broadcaster Isabel Hilton and Henry Newman, former adviser to Boris Johnson.
Oct 16, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Should we offer weight loss jabs to unemployed obese people? And how old is too old to have children? Joining Iain on Cross Question this evening are businessman James Reed, Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, former Tory MP and minister Dame Andrea Leadsom and journalist Luke McGee.
Oct 15, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Is the Labour government having to abandon its principles - and do we learn enough about black history? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski, former Tory MP Anna Firth, long-time adviser to Nigel Farage Gawain Towler and Observer columnist Martha Gill.
Oct 14, 2024•2 hr 26 min
The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, joins Iain for an exclusive LBC phone-in.
Oct 10, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Was dumping James Cleverly a mistake by Tory MPs? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Stella Creasy, former Conservative MP and minister Steve Baker, broadcaster Jemma Forte and founder of ConservativeHome Tim Montgomerie.
Oct 09, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Could the Tories possibly win the next election? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are leader of the House of Commons and Labour MP Lucy Powell, Conservative peer and former minister Lord Willetts, the Spectator's Cindy Yu and the Guardian's John Crace - whose new book 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10' is out this week.
Oct 08, 2024•2 hr 26 min
How the October 7th attacks changed the world - and Robert Jenrick takes your calls Iain is joined for Cross Question this evening by jeweller and businesswoman Kiki McDonough, Lib Dem chief whip and MP Wendy Chamberlain, Conservative MP and former chief whip Wendy Morton and home affairs commentator and former Yvette Cooper adviser Danny Shaw.
Oct 07, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Do you support the decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius? Holocaust historian Professor Sir Richard J. Evans takes your calls on his landmark new book. Plus MPs are set to debate legalising assisted dying later this month.
Oct 03, 2024•2 hr 27 min
How can the Tories make themselves relevant again? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are entrepreneur Robyn Scott, author and former Labour candidate Paul Richards, Conservative campaigner and broadcaster Albie Amankona and former Ed Miliband adviser Matthew Laza.
Oct 02, 2024•2 hr 25 min
The international affairs analyst Sam Kiley joins Iain for in-depth coverage of Iran's missile attack on Israel. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening - along with Sam - are the former UK Middle East Minister Alistair Burt, the Israel-born journalist and author Rachel Shabi and the Liberal Democrats' Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney
Oct 01, 2024•2 hr 27 min
If an Israeli invasion of Lebanon goes ahead, how should Britain and other western nations respond? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from Birmingham - where the Conservative Party Conference is taking place - are the former Tory Cabinet Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the former Conservative policy advisor Tom Skinner and the pollster Scarlett Maguire.
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 29 min
Can the West have any influence on what Israel does?
Sep 26, 2024•2 hr 29 min
The prospect of Israel invading Lebanon and Kemi Badenoch takes your calls Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, economist and broadcaster Liam Halligan and the journalist and author Christina Patterson.
Sep 25, 2024•3 hr 31 min
Are you convinced by the Prime Minister's pledge to rebuild the country? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are the Technology and Culture Minister Sir Chris Bryant, the University and College Union General Secretary Jo Grady and the newly-elected Labour MP Calvin Bailey.
Sep 24, 2024•2 hr 28 min
What does the government need to do during this conference to make you feel more upbeat about the future under Labour? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, this evening are the Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Communication Workers Union's General Secretary Dave Ward and the newly-elected Labour MP Mike Tapp.
Sep 23, 2024•2 hr 29 min