Does Keir Starmer have any authority left now? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, Labour MP Claire Hazelgrove, the Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel, plus the charity founder the Reverend Steve Chalke.
Jun 11, 2026•2 hr 30 min
What needs to be done to stop the Belfast unrest from spreading around the rest of the UK's major cities? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Dawn Butler and Caroline Voaden from the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative peer and director of the Institute of Economic Affairs Lord Daniel Hannan, plus the Tory local councillor and former Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye.
Jun 10, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Do you agree with Kemi Badenoch that stops and searches of black men and boys should be increased? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Green Party Mayor of Hackney Zoë Garbett, former Conservative Cabinet minister Lord John Redwood, UK-EU relations expert Mike Buckley, plus the journalist and media executive Anna van Praagh.
Jun 09, 2026•2 hr 29 min
How have you had to cut back since the war in the Middle East sent the global economy into turmoil? What else would you like to see Rachel Reeves do to help with this summer cost-of-living crisis? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the independent peer and free speech campaigner Baroness Claire Fox, economist Duncan Weldon, Labour MP Toby Perkins and Conservative London Assembly deputy leader Emma Best.
Jun 08, 2026•2 hr 28 min
Is it ever appropriate to wear political symbols in the workplace? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the entrepreneur Emma Sinclair, Labour MP Dame Siobhain McDonagh, former Conservative adviser Samuel Kasumu, plus the political commentator and Labour local councillor Sebastian Salek.
Jun 04, 2026•2 hr 31 min
What needs to be done to prevent large-scale unrest breaking out around the country after Henry Nowak's murder? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the businessman known as 'the Black Farmer' Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Lib Dem Home Affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson, Labour MP Alison Hume, plus Conservative peer and former chief schools inspector Baroness Amanda Spielman.
Jun 03, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Should the law allow people to carry weapons because of their faith? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Polly Billington, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, former Conservative MP Theo Clarke, plus the political journalist Ian Dunt.
Jun 02, 2026•2 hr 29 min
Why is Labour's traditional working class support fading away? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Joe Powell, Conservative peer Lord Craig Mackinlay, economist Liam Halligan, plus the author and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
Jun 01, 2026•2 hr 28 min
Should Labour bring back Blair?
May 27, 2026•2 hr 31 min
Why can't we handle hot weather in this country?
May 26, 2026•2 hr 28 min
Should we be worried about the number of young Brits leaving the country to and work and study elsewhere? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK London Mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, the Union and College Union's General Secretary Dr Jo Grady, former Boris Johnson adviser Guto Harri, plus the political journalist Michael Crick.
May 21, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Is nationalism a serious threat to civil harmony in this country, as Wes Streeting claims? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Jack Abbott from Labour and Harriet Cross from the Conservatives, journalist and author James Bloodworth, plus the Sunday Telegraph columnist Janet Daley.
May 20, 2026•2 hr 29 min
What does the fiasco surrounding HS2 say about this country's ability to build large projects? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the public law barrister and author Marina Wheeler KC, MPs Luke Charters from Labour and Rebecca Smith from the Conservatives, plus the journalist Christina Patterson.
May 19, 2026•2 hr 29 min
Is pledging to rejoin the EU the answer to Labour’s lack of public support? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the journalist Paul Mason, Conservative Shadow Health Minister Dr Luke Evans, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, plus the former Conservative adviser and now Welsh politics podcaster Lauren McEvatt.
May 18, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Would any of the potential challengers be a preferable Prime Minister to you than Keir Starmer? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, entertainment trade union Equity's General Secretary Paul W. Fleming, political commentator Theresa Bischof, plus the journalist Emily Sheffield.
May 14, 2026•2 hr 29 min
Ask Aggie: Streeting's allies claim he is set to resign and challenge Starmer. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour Cabinet Office Minister Chris Ward, former Andy Burnham adviser Sacha Lord, Conservative Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins, plus The Critic magazine's Henry Hill.
May 13, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Can Keir Starmer survive this political crisis after all? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour minister James Frith, Conservative Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, plus the Daily Telegraph's Annabel Denham.
May 12, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Should Keir Starmer stay or should he go? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Charlotte Nichols from Labour and Andrew Rosindell from Reform UK, former Conservative minister Damian Collins, plus the journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler.
May 11, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Our election results special. Iain speaks to all the major parties, plus top analysis from Aggie Chambré and LBC's Elections Commentator Gareth Knight. LBC reports from across the UK.
May 08, 2026•2 hr 29 min
What's your biggest workplace cock-up?
May 07, 2026•2 hr 29 min
Is Britain's traditional two-party system a thing of the past? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour Party chair Anna Turley, journalist and Reform UK support Tim Montgomerie, Conservative peer Lord Stewart Jackson, plus The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.
May 06, 2026•2 hr 29 min
Which issues will define how you vote on Thursday? If you're choosing not to bother voting in these elections, why? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Danny Beales from Labour, Munira Wilson from the Liberal Democrats and Siân Berry from the Green Party, plus the former Conservative minister Steve Baker.
May 05, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Would you support the government paying the EU £1 billion a year to access its markets again?
May 04, 2026•2 hr 34 min
The LBC Welsh election debate - your calls decide the topics as Labour's Eluned Morgan, Conservative Darren Millar, Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap-Iorwerth, the Welsh Greens' Anthony Slaughter, Reform UK's Dan Thomas and Lib Dem Jane Dodds debate in Cardiff. Plus, why are some suggesting police in Golders Green went too far?
Apr 30, 2026•2 hr 32 min
Labour Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander takes LBC listeners' calls. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Rosie Wrighting from Labour, Gareth Bacon from the Conservatives and Monica Harding from the Liberal Democrats, plus the political strategist James Starkie.
Apr 29, 2026•2 hr 27 min
Live from Washington, D.C.: King Charles addresses the US Congress during his state visit
Apr 28, 2026•2 hr 39 min
Live from Washington, D.C.: King Charles arrives for his historic state visit
Apr 27, 2026•2 hr 31 min
Will the Home Secretary's new deal with France make any difference when it comes to reducing illegal migration to the UK? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK board member Gawain Towler, Labour activist and former candidate Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, political commentator Benedict Spence, plus psychotherapist Lucy Beresford.
Apr 23, 2026•2 hr 30 min
Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Sir James Cleverly takes LBC listeners' calls. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges, plus MPs Naushabah Khan from Labour, Jerome Mayhew from the Conservatives and Dr Danny Chambers from the Liberal Democrats.
Apr 22, 2026•2 hr 28 min
Is the government just looking for a fall-guy or do you accept that the Prime Minister was let down by unelected officials? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Perran Moon, Conservative peer Baroness Rachel Maclean, UKHospitality chairman Kate Nicholls, plus historian and broadcaster Dr Tessa Dunlop.
Apr 21, 2026•2 hr 28 min