Is the Chagos Islands deal collapsing? And are big age gaps in relationships? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Esther McVey, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, journalist Zoë Grünewald and political commentator and former Cameron adviser Sarah Southern.
Nov 27, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Should we favour the US or the EU? Plus, a ceasefire deal is agreed between Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately, Liberal Democrat MP and chair of the health select committee Layla Moran, comedian and broadcaster Dom Joly and the Telegraph's Camilla Turner.
Nov 26, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will the PM be worried about the petition asking for a general election? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham and Labour MP Alex Sobel.
Nov 25, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is it fair to equate Netanyahu to a terrorist leader? Plus, how important is the bank of mum and dad - and how much of a crisis are carers in?
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ukraine uses British missiles in Russia and will you ever buy an electric car? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour peer Harriet Harman, Conservative MP Lincoln Jopp, former adviser to Kemi Badenoch Merci Muroki and political commentator Jonathan Lis.
Nov 20, 2024•2 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Farmers protest in Westminster and 1000 days of war in Ukraine Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem home affairs spokesperson Lisa Smart, Conservative shadow housing minister David Simmonds, broadcaster Afua Hagan & Charlotte Pickles from the REFORM think tank.
Nov 19, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast What's the risk of further escalation with Russia? And are celebrity charity campaigns problematic? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening Labour MP Catherine Atkinson, barrister and former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes, historian Tessa Dunlop and Alys Denby from City AM.
Nov 18, 2024•3 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Should we take Gazan refugees? Plus, experts talk you through the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. And are fireworks harmful to pets?
Nov 14, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Should the NHS get its own version of Ofsted? And why are so many young people not in work? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are energy minister and Labour MP Michael Shanks, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and former Conservative strategist Samuel Kasumu.
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, joins Iain for an exclusive LBC phone-in.
Oct 10, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast