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| What happens next between Israel and Lebanon? | 19 Sep 2024 | 02:28:56 | |
What happens next between Israel and Lebanon? | |||
| Wes Streeting talks NHS reform and James Cleverly takes your calls on his campaign | 18 Sep 2024 | 02:27:50 | |
Wes Streeting talks NHS reform and James Cleverly takes your calls on his campaign Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Baroness Morgan, Lib Dem MP Josh Babarinde, businessman and finance commentator David Buik and political commentator and former Labour adviser Scarlett MccGwire. | |||
| Did the new government show enough ambition in its first King's Speech? | 17 Jul 2024 | 02:29:48 | |
Iain Dale hosts a special edition of Cross Question, with a panel made up entirely of newly-elected MPs: Labour's Satvir Kaur, the Conservatives' Lincoln Jopp, the Liberal Democrats' Bobby Dean and the Ulster Unionists' Robin Swann. | |||
| Minister fears for his safety & should we be more forgiving? | 01 Feb 2024 | 02:24:06 | |
Minister fears for his safety & should we be more forgiving? | |||
| Is Labour cosying-up to big business too much? And is it good to cry? | 31 Jan 2024 | 02:24:45 | |
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. | |||
| Should we recognise a Palestinian state? | 30 Jan 2024 | 02:23:27 | |
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'. | |||
| Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls and should the UNRWA be defunded? | 29 Jan 2024 | 02:23:19 | |
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. | |||
| Should we get tough to tackle knife crime? | 25 Jan 2024 | 02:23:48 | |
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? | |||
| Would you fight for your country? And is ageism the forgotten prejudice? | 24 Jan 2024 | 02:21:17 | |
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. | |||
| Brother of an Israeli hostage takes your calls & are more UK air strikes in Yemen justified? | 23 Jan 2024 | 02:20:57 | |
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. | |||
| Does it matter if Saturday post is axed? Should women be reported to the police for illegal abortions? | 22 Jan 2024 | 02:23:19 | |
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. | |||
| The loan charge scandal, the state of the economy & has your pet been stolen? | 18 Jan 2024 | 02:25:45 | |
The loan charge scandal, the state of the economy & has your pet been stolen? | |||
| MPs vote on the Rwanda plan & should all schools have prayer rooms? | 17 Jan 2024 | 02:22:28 | |
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. | |||
| Should We Scrap the Two-Child Benefits Cap? | 16 Jul 2024 | 02:32:03 | |
Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are Conservative Peer Lord David Willetts, SDLP MP Claire Hanna, Political Editor for The Sunday Telegraph Camilla Turner and Oliver Kamm a writer for The Times | |||
| Is the Rwanda plan weakening Rishi Sunak & why is Donald Trump still so popular? | 16 Jan 2024 | 02:22:34 | |
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. | |||
| Should MPs be consulted before any military action? And how do we fix social care? | 15 Jan 2024 | 02:24:19 | |
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. | |||
| Nuclear energy, 2024 elections & should the UK launch air strikes in Yemen? | 11 Jan 2024 | 02:27:15 | |
Nuclear energy, 2024 elections & should the UK launch air strikes in Yemen? | |||
| Post Office scandal victims to be exonerated & who is to blame for naughty kids? | 10 Jan 2024 | 02:25:03 | |
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. | |||
| Lord Cameron concerned Israel could have broken international law & what's it like trying to escape an abusive relationship? | 09 Jan 2024 | 02:27:07 | |
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. | |||
| 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? | 08 Jan 2024 | 02:26:18 | |
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. | |||
| Sunak suggests election in second half of the year, experts debate the Elgin Marbles & are junior doctors being irresponsible? | 04 Jan 2024 | 02:24:42 | |
Sunak suggests election in second half of the year, experts debate the Elgin Marbles & are junior doctors being irresponsible? | |||
| Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls | 03 Jan 2024 | 02:25:02 | |
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. | |||
| TV viewers demand action over Post Office scandal & should the West keep backing Ukraine to the hilt? | 02 Jan 2024 | 02:26:38 | |
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. | |||
| LBC Boxing Day Special with Shelagh Fogarty, Iain Dale and James O'Brien (Part 2) | 26 Dec 2023 | 00:50:07 | |
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:
You can watch the full conversation on Global Player now. Download it from the App Store or head to globalplayer.com Shelagh, Iain and James are back on LBC in January. | |||
| Is it now all but guaranteed that Trump will win in November? | 15 Jul 2024 | 02:20:02 | |
Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Conservative MP Danny Kruger, freelance home affairs journalist Lizzie Dearden, newly-elected Labour MP Jake Richards and Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank. | |||
| LBC Boxing Day Special with Shelagh Fogarty, Iain Dale and James O'Brien (Part 1) | 26 Dec 2023 | 00:47:58 | |
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:
Look out for Part 2 in this podcast feed, plus you can watch the full conversation on Global Player now. Download it from the App Store or head to globalplayer.com | |||
| Health Secretary causes outrage, the Prince of Wales nicknamed 'One Pint Willy' & should Olly Alexander still be the UK's Eurovision entry? | 21 Dec 2023 | 02:29:07 | |
Health Secretary causes outrage, the Prince of Wales nicknamed 'One Pint Willy' & should Olly Alexander still be the UK's Eurovision entry? | |||
| Junior doctors strike again, UN voting on a ceasefire & would you charge your family members for Christmas dinner? | 20 Dec 2023 | 02:31:10 | |
Junior doctors strike again, UN voting on a ceasefire & would you charge your family members for Christmas dinner? | |||
| Scotland puts up income tax for higher earners, trans guidance for schools & is it time to consider changing the law on assisted dying? | 19 Dec 2023 | 02:30:27 | |
Scotland puts up income tax for higher earners, trans guidance for schools & is it time to consider changing the law on assisted dying? | |||
| Is Israel going too far? How badly does domestic abuse affect children? Will the Church of England get with the times on gay marriage? | 18 Dec 2023 | 02:29:17 | |
Is Israel going too far? How badly does domestic abuse affect children? Will the Church of England get with the times on gay marriage? | |||
| Israeli Ambassador says there will be no two-state solution, CWU boss takes your calls & is there discrimination against older women with younger partners? | 14 Dec 2023 | 02:26:09 | |
Israeli Ambassador says there will be no two-state solution, CWU boss takes your calls & is there discrimination against older women with younger partners? | |||
| UN General Assembly calls for a ceasefire & does Ricky Gervais go too far? | 13 Dec 2023 | 02:14:20 | |
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. | |||
| Live analysis as the Commons votes on the Government's Rwanda plan & do we pay enough attention to homeless people? | 12 Dec 2023 | 02:22:44 | |
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. | |||
| Will the Tory right kill the Rwanda plan and would a Johnson-Farage partnership be your dream ticket or your idea of hell? | 11 Dec 2023 | 02:22:47 | |
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. | |||
| Do you accept Boris Johnson's apology? The Guardian's John Crace takes your calls! Is there such a thing as too much discipline? | 07 Dec 2023 | 02:24:01 | |
Do you accept Boris Johnson's apology? The Guardian's John Crace takes your calls! Is there such a thing as too much discipline? | |||
| Should a Bank Holiday be held if England win Euro 2024? | 11 Jul 2024 | 02:30:41 | |
Should a Bank Holiday be held if England win Euro 2024? Plus Alastair Campbell joins Iain live in the studio to take your calls. | |||
| Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigns - are the Conservatives falling apart? | 06 Dec 2023 | 02:22:59 | |
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigns - are the Conservatives falling apart? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Defence Select Committee Chair Robert Courts, Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed, broadcaster Afua Hagan and comedian Geoff Norcott. | |||
| Why won't they ditch the Rwanda plan? And why are electric cars so unpopular? | 05 Dec 2023 | 02:23:49 | |
Why won't they ditch the Rwanda plan? And why are electric cars so unpopular? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, political commentator Ella Whelan, writer for The Times Oliver Kamm and Labour MP Rachael Maskell. | |||
| Immigration should be celebrated & will the licence fee survive? | 04 Dec 2023 | 02:22:09 | |
Immigration should be celebrated & will the licence fee survive? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader Liz Saville-Roberts, Bloomberg's Head of Politics and Economics Stephanie Flanders, Conservative MP Flick Drummond and civil liberties campaigner Silkie Carlo. | |||
| Anger over Hamas-supporting Oakland residents & why do we feel sad when celebrities die? | 30 Nov 2023 | 02:23:17 | |
Anger over Hamas-supporting Oakland residents & why do we feel sad when celebrities die? | |||
| Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds takes your small business calls & should we talk about rejoining the EU? | 29 Nov 2023 | 02:20:27 | |
Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds takes your small business calls & should we talk about rejoining the EU? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Stella Creasy, former No10 Comms Director Guto Harri, DUP MP Jim Shannon and Observer columnist Martha Gill. | |||
| Minimum service levels for teachers and will universities go meat-free? | 28 Nov 2023 | 02:27:42 | |
Minimum service levels for teachers and will universities go meat-free? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Party Deputy Chairman Brendan Clarke-Smith, Labour Shadow Foreign Office Minister Catherine West, economist Vicky Pryce and ConservativeHome's Angus Parsad-Wyatt. | |||
| Are consultants getting special treatment? And do you want a funeral when you die? | 27 Nov 2023 | 02:22:32 | |
Are consultants getting special treatment? And do you want a funeral when you die? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are LGBT+ safeguarding campaigner Jayne Ozanne, Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, Conservative MP Richard Graham and free speech campaigner Baroness Fox. | |||
| Immigration figures are up, Nadine Dorries takes your calls on 'The Plot' & Gideon Falter takes your calls on antisemitism | 23 Nov 2023 | 02:22:05 | |
Immigration figures are up, Nadine Dorries takes your calls on 'The Plot' & Gideon Falter takes your calls on antisemitism | |||
| Ring Rachel Reeves, Cross Question & why has Netanyahu's government rewarded Hamas with a truce? | 22 Nov 2023 | 02:23:20 | |
Ring Rachel Reeves, Cross Question & why has Netanyahu's government rewarded Hamas with a truce? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, the Conservative MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley, the editor of the centre-right news commentary site CapX Alys Denby and the Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake. | |||
| International support for Ukraine, Cross Question & should protesting outside abortion clinics be allowed? | 21 Nov 2023 | 02:21:24 | |
International support for Ukraine, Cross Question & should protesting outside abortion clinics be allowed? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, the Conservative MP and Nottinghamshire County Council leader Ben Bradley, the editor of the centre-right news commentary site CapX Alys Denby and the Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake. | |||
| Should we prioritise improving our Armed Forces over other public services? | 10 Jul 2024 | 02:31:22 | |
Should the new government prioritise improving our Armed Forces over other public services? Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Alba Party leader and former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the Conservatives' Shadow Science Secretary Andrew Griffith, former Labour political strategist John McTernan and Republicans Overseas UK spokesperson Jennifer Ewing. | |||
| Which taxes should be cut, Cross Question & at what age should a child be given a phone? | 20 Nov 2023 | 02:21:47 | |
Which taxes should be cut, Cross Question & at what age should a child be given a phone? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, political commentator Tim Montgomerie, barrister Chris Daw KC and the Conservative MP Greg Smith. | |||
| PM under pressure to sack Suella Braverman, former head of the British Army Lord Dannatt takes your calls & will Donald Trump get another term? | 09 Nov 2023 | 02:23:01 | |
PM under pressure to sack Suella Braverman, former head of the British Army Lord Dannatt takes your calls & will Donald Trump get another term? | |||
| Rishi Sunak accepts pro-Palestine march will go ahead on Armistice Day, Cross Question & why are British women the most likely to binge drink? | 08 Nov 2023 | 02:22:29 | |
Rishi Sunak accepts pro-Palestine march will go ahead on Armistice Day, Cross Question & why are British women the most likely to binge drink? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are PoliticsHome political reporter Nadine Batchelor-Hunt, Editor-in-Chief of the UnHerd site Freddie Sayers, Labour's Leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith and Conservative MP David Simmonds. | |||