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•Transcript available on Metacast Minister fears for his safety & should we be more forgiving?
Feb 01, 2024•2 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast The loan charge scandal, the state of the economy & has your pet been stolen?
Jan 18, 2024•2 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast Nuclear energy, 2024 elections & should the UK launch air strikes in Yemen?
Jan 11, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast Junior doctors strike again, UN voting on a ceasefire & would you charge your family members for Christmas dinner?
Dec 20, 2023•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•3 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast