What good reason is there for Joe Biden NOT to drop out of US Presidential race?
What good reason is there for Joe Biden NOT to drop out of US Presidential race?
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Iain Dale - The Whole Show
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Will the Tory betting scandal change voters' minds?
Will the Tory betting scandal change voters' minds? Plus, a special LBC youth hustings with 18-21 year olds from across the political spectrum.
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.
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.
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.
Could this election be terminal for the Conservative Party?
Could this election be terminal for the Conservative Party?
Is Labour's manifesto exciting enough?
Is Labour's manifesto exciting enough?
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.
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.
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.
What will Rishi Sunak's D-Day blunder mean for the election?
What will Rishi Sunak's D-Day blunder mean for the election?
80 years on from D-Day, should we be alive to modern threats to democracy?
80 years on from D-Day, should we be alive to modern threats to democracy?
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.
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.
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.
Will the Labour Party let Diane Abbott stand?
Will the Labour Party let Diane Abbott stand? Joining Iain on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, Labour's Siobhain McDonagh, Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney and Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times.
Reaction to Michael Gove announcing he is standing down as an MP
Reaction to Michael Gove announcing he is standing down as an MP. The International Court of Justice ordering Israel to stop its campaign in the city of Rafah. Are Labour being ambitious enough? Iain's Friday night Open Phone-in.
Should there be TV election debates every week?
Should there be TV election debates every week? Plus, Sir Robin Niblett takes your calls on the main parties' approaches to China and Russia!
Rishi Sunak calls the election for the 4th of July!
Rishi Sunak calls the election for the 4th of July! In perhaps the first election debate, on the day Rishi Sunak called the general election, Iain Dale was joined on Cross Question by Conservative Steve Baker, Labour's Anneliese Dodds, Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael and Richard Thomson from the SNP.
Why should we pay respects to the late Iranian president?
Why should we pay respects to the late Iranian president? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green MP and former leader Caroline Lucas, Alba Party leader and former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, Conservative MP Heather Wheeler and social entrepreneur and Baptist minister Reverend Steve Chalke.
Have lessons been learned from the infected blood scandal?
Have lessons been learned from the infected blood scandal? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and chair of the home affairs select committee Dame Diana Johnson, Conservative MP Tom Hunt, the GMB union's general secretary Gary Smith and Christian Calgie from the Daily Express.
Which party do you trust more on small boats and asylum policy?
Which party do you trust more on small boats and asylum policy? Can it be at all reasonable to target Israel's 20 year-old Eurovision performer? Iain's Friday night Open Phone-in.
Is Britain right to continue exporting arms to Israel?
Is Britain right to continue exporting arms to Israel? Plus the Union of Jewish Students' President Edward Isaacs takes your calls, hours after meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Who wins when a right wing MP defects from the Tories to Labour?
Who wins when a right wing MP defects from the Tories to Labour? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker, Labour MP and shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson, crossbench peer and disability rights campaigner Tanni Grey-Thompson and Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges.
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls!
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and foreign affairs committee chair Alicia Kearns, Labour MP Andy McDonald, Sunday Telegraph columnist Janet Daley and pollster Joe Twyman.
What do the local election results mean?
What do the local election results mean?