Iain Dale - The Whole Show

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.

Farmers protest in Westminster and 1000 days of war in UkraineJoining 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.

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.

Should we take Gazan refugees?Plus, experts talk you through the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.And are fireworks harmful to pets?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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).

Voters go to the polls across the United StatesJoining 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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Why is there so much shoplifting?Baroness Sayeeda Warsi takes your calls on Islamphobia.How do you deal with a cancer diagnosis?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, joins Iain for an exclusive LBC phone-in.

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.

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.

How the October 7th attacks changed the world - and Robert Jenrick takes your callsIain is joined for Cross Question this evening by jeweller and businesswoman Kiki McDonough, Lib Dem chief whip and MP Wendy Chamberlain, Conservative MP and former chief whip Wendy Morton and home affairs commentator and former Yvette Cooper adviser Danny Shaw.

Do you support the decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius?Holocaust historian Professor Sir Richard J. Evans takes your calls on his landmark new book.Plus MPs are set to debate legalising assisted dying later this month.

How can the Tories make themselves relevant again?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are entrepreneur Robyn Scott, author and former Labour candidate Paul Richards, Conservative campaigner and broadcaster Albie Amankona and former Ed Miliband adviser Matthew Laza.

The international affairs analyst Sam Kiley joins Iain for in-depth coverage of Iran's missile attack on Israel.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening - along with Sam - are the former UK Middle East Minister Alistair Burt, the Israel-born journalist and author Rachel Shabi and the Liberal Democrats' Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney

If an Israeli invasion of Lebanon goes ahead, how should Britain and other western nations respond?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from Birmingham - where the Conservative Party Conference is taking place - are the former Tory Cabinet Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the former Conservative policy advisor Tom Skinner and the pollster Scarlett Maguire.

Can the West have any influence on what Israel does?

The prospect of Israel invading Lebanon and Kemi Badenoch takes your callsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, economist and broadcaster Liam Halligan and the journalist and author Christina Patterson.

Are you convinced by the Prime Minister's pledge to rebuild the country?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are the Technology and Culture Minister Sir Chris Bryant, the University and College Union General Secretary Jo Grady and the newly-elected Labour MP Calvin Bailey.

What does the government need to do during this conference to make you feel more upbeat about the future under Labour?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, this evening are the Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Communication Workers Union's General Secretary Dave Ward and the newly-elected Labour MP Mike Tapp.

What happens next between Israel and Lebanon?

Wes Streeting talks NHS reform and James Cleverly takes your calls on his campaignJoining 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.

Grant Shapps takes your calls on defence and Tom Tugendhat takes your calls on his campaignJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour peer Baroness Hodge, Conservative former MP Theresa Villiers, campaigner Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and broadcaster and former Number 10 comms adviser Guto Harri.

Is the sentence for Huw Edwards too lenient?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Tory former MP and minister Paul Scully, journalist and former Mirror editor Alison Phillips, Labour MP Barry Gardiner and businessman Steve Rigby.

With Councils struggling to cope with the rising cost of Special Educational Needs how are we supposed to fix this?and are you glad to see the assisted dying bill introduced in the House of Lords?Finally a delightful Open Phone-in to end the week

Is Netanyahu now personally damaging to Israel and its international reputation?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Unison General Secretary Christina McAnea, the Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, the newly-elected Green MP Dr Ellie Chowns, and The Times' senior political correspondent Geri Scott.

Should Labour think again on the two-child benefit cap?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP chief whip Kirsty Blackman, newly-elected Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart, FT political editor George Parker and Sophia Gaston from the Policy Exchange think tank.

Question Marks: LBC's US correspondent takes your calls!Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative shadow transport minister Dr Kieran Mullan, Labour MP Josh Simons, political commentator Jo Phillips and Danny Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation think tank.

After the Leeds Riots, why do so many blame Multiculturalism?and with Donald Trump saying he 'has god on his side'... What has god ever done for you?Finally a delightful Open Phone-in to end the week

Are Starmer's plans to tackle illegal migration sensible?Plus Nusrit Mehtab, Former Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police takes your calls...

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.

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

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.

Should a Bank Holiday be held if England win Euro 2024? Plus Alastair Campbell joins Iain live in the studio to take your calls.

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.

How accommodating should Wes Streeting be towards striking junior doctors?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Trades Union Congress' General Secretary Paul Nowak, the former Conservative Education Secretary Justine Greening, Labour MP Rachael Maskell and Conservative peer and former Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones.

Are Labour right not to challenge Netanyahu's Arrest Warrant?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the editor of The Spectator Fraser Nelson, Liberal Democrat MP and frontbencher Christine Jardine, Conservative MP and former minister George Freeman and the journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason.

Your reaction to the general election result

What will Labour's first hundred days look like?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, former Labour policy adviser Andrew Fisher, City AM's Alys Denby and pollster Joe Twyman.

Will Starmer be a 'part-time PM'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, Conservative peer Lord Bethell, Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney and former editor of the Financial Times Lionel Barber.

Smaller parties take your questions!Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by political commentator Femi Oluwole, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, former Labour comms adviser Scarlett MccGwire and historian and columnist Tim Stanley.

What good reason is there for Joe Biden NOT to drop out of US Presidential race?

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?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?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.

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?Plus, a special LBC youth hustings with 18-21 year olds from across the political spectrum.

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?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'?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?

Is Labour's manifesto exciting enough?

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?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?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?

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?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?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?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?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. 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?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!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?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?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? 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? 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?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!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?

Should police officers be armed?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Telegraph political editor Ben Riley-Smith, Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, Conservative MP Jo Gideon and Labour campaigner and former MP Parmjit Dhanda.

Labour's Louise Haigh takes your transport calls!

Is the Scottish government falling apart?

Can Ukraine win the war with the West's help?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP and former broadcaster John Nicolson, Conservative MP and energy minister Andrew Bowie, pollster Scarlett Maguire and comedian Dom Joly.

Do older people get a hard time?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, Bloomberg's Ailbhe Rea, Conservative MP Craig Whittaker and former Conservative comms director Giles Kenningham.

Rwanda policy ping pong and are you a patriot?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson, social policy analyst Rakib Ehsan and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

Retail giant Theo Paphitis takes your calls

Can the UK have any influence over what Netanyahu does next?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Stella Creasy, Conservative Rachel Maclean, Lib Dem Lord Razall and Luke Tryl from the More in Common think tank, which aims to tackle social divisions.

Kemi Badenoch takes your calls on the Cass review, prayer in schools, conversion therapy and Brexit.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and deputy chairman Angela Richardson, SDLP MP Claire Hanna, historian Tessa Dunlop and acting editor at ConservativeHome Henry Hill.

Liz Truss on her mini-budget, Trump vs Biden and her 'unfinished business'Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan, Labour's leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith, author and broadcaster Matthew Syed and Whitehall editor at the Financial Times Lucy Fisher.

'Aggressive begging', Bill Browder and Evgenia Kara-Murza, Question Marks and prison reform

Are we letting children down over gender care?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Imam Ajmal Masroor, Lib Dem director of communications Baroness Grender, barrister and former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes and the Spectator's James Heale.

Should protesters stay away from Keir Starmer's house?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Marland, City AM's Alys Denby, Labour candidate Kevin Craig and political commentator Jonathan Lis.

Is it just 'middle class lefties' fighting more private sector involvement in the NHS?

Is it fair to give more lenient sentences to people who grew up in poverty?Plus, comedian Matt Forde takes your calls!

Should we stop sending weapons to Israel?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster Gavin Esler, author and former Labour official Richard Power-Sayeed, businesswoman and former Cameron adviser Sarah Southern and political commentator Michael Brown - who used to be a Conservative MP.

How can aid be safely taken into Gaza if humanitarian workers are being killed by Israeli airstrikes?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are author Jonn Elledge, former Conservative MP Angela Knight, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union Matt Wrack and columnist Grant Tucker.

Should the UK consider legalising assisted dying?Plus, Conservative Peer Lord Tony Sewell takes your calls on racism in Britain.

How satisfied are you with the NHS? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, Lawyer and Activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Conservative Peer Baroness Tina Stowell and Director of the Reform Think Tank, Charlotte Pickles.

Will forcing the Veterans Minister to name whistleblowers put people off of ever exposing wrongdoing again?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the former Conservative Cabinet Minister Justine Greening, Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones, the chair of the Dignity in Dying campaign Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain and the Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.

Has the UN Security Council vote made a Gaza ceasefire more or less likely?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Cabinet Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, Conservative peer Lord Andrew Robathan, Spiked Online columnist Ella Whelan and Momentum co-founder James Schneider.

Should we stop sending British-made weapons to Israel?Plus, Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Natalie Bennett takes your calls.

Whose fault is it that rents are rocketing so quickly?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh, Conservative MP and former minister Brendan Clarke-Smith, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges and political correspondent for the Independent Zoë Grünewald.

Is antisemitism at our universities getting out of control?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are government minister Esther McVey, SNP MP and home affairs spokesperson Alison Thewliss, non-affiliated peer Baroness Hoey and Liberal Democrat campaigner Mathew Hulbert.

Will they try to get rid of Rishi Sunak?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are writer and director of the British Future think tank on immigration and integration Sunder Katwala, the Spectator's Cindy Yu, comedian Njambi McGrath and former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer.

Should MPs be paid a lot more?Plus, Royal historian Robert Hardman talks the future of the Monarchy and takes your calls.And comedian Geoff Norcott speaks with you about whether university is really worth it.

Should the Tories give back Frank Hester's money?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former sports minister Tracey Crouch, Lib Dem MP and home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael, the Telegraph's Camilla Turner and political commentator Matthew Stadlen.

Why did the government take over a day call out racist remarks?Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by economist and author Grace Blakeley, Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle, investigative journalist and former speechwriter for David Cameron Ian Birrell and Conservative MP Alexander Stafford.

Should the Tories be in any way concerned as Lee Anderson joins Reform UK?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and chair of the Treasury Committee Harriet Baldwin, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Zoe Garbett and lawyer Natasha Hausdorff.

Are we being diagnosed by 'fake doctors'?

On Budget Day, Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls!Joining Iain Dale for this Budget Day special Cross Question panel are economist Ann Pettifor who co-authored the Green New Deal and used to advise John McDonnell, Shevaun Haviland from the British Chambers of Commerce, author and Oxford University economist Linda Yueh and financial entrepreneur and former Bank of England adviser Roger Gewolb.

Is now the right time to cut taxes?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and chair of the One Nation group of backbench Tories Damian Green, Labour MP Nadia Whittome, social commentator and author Nels Abbey and Annabel Denham from the Telegraph.

Are the Tories heading for total wipeout?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP and former Westminster leader Ian Blackford, Conservative MP and former minister Vicky Ford, barrister and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed and Reform UK's candidate for Mayor of London Howard Cox.

Simon Marks takes your US election questions!

Is it for politicians to tell protesters they've 'made their point'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are housing minister and Conservative MP Lee Rowley, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, shadow Cabinet Office minister and Labour peer Baroness Chapman and Adam Hawksbee from the Onward think tank.

Does the Conservative Party have an Islamophobia problem?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Katherine Fletcher, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former race adviser to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu and Lib Dem MP and chief whip Wendy Chamberlain.

How do we stop our prisons filling up?Plus, joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening to talk about the Tories kicking out Lee Anderson, and much else besides, are political sketchwriter for the Daily Mail Quentin Letts, Conservative MP Anna Firth, chair of the Labour Muslim Network Ali Milani and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh.

Is Parliament giving in to extremists?Plus: we talk defence with journalist and British Army reservist Peter Apps - he takes your calls about his book: 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'.

Chaos in the Commons over the ceasefire vote - is the speaker in trouble?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, Conservative MP Matt Warman, social activist Nimco Ali and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.

Could the UK defend the Falklands?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Sir Conor Burns, SNP MP and cabinet office spokesperson Kirsty Blackman, Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and Rob Blackie, the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London.

Has Israel gone too far?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP and minister Caroline Flint, Conservative MP and chair of the environment committee Sir Robert Goodwill, LBC presenter Natasha Devon and commentator Angela Epstein.

David Cameron vs the Republicans, small business clinic and surname discrimination

Protesters target Tory MP's home and do younger people enjoy Valentine's Day?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative police and crime commissioner for Bedfordshire Festus Akinbusoye, broadcaster and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Josh Babarinde and Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.

Broadcasting legend Steve Wright dies at 69Joining Iain Dale on a special edition of Cross Question focusing on foreign affairs are former UK ambassador to the US Lord Darroch, defence and security expert Professor Michael Clarke, journalist, broadcaster and founder of the China Dialogue Trust Isabel Hilton and former Middle East minister Alistair Burt.

Labour under fire over Rochdale candidate comments and is Trump a threat to peace?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster and DJ Liz Kershaw, Josh Simons from the Labour Together think tank, independent London mayoral candidate Rayhan Haque and political commentator Suzanne Evans.

Starmer drops his green investment pledge and Putin's 'number one enemy' takes your calls

Plans to fix the dental crisis and ignoring calls from your bossJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Bennett, Conservative MP and former chief whip Wendy Morton, broadcaster Paul Mason and political commentator Benedict Spence.

Loopholes in our asylum system and naughty kidsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former cabinet minister Baroness Morgan, Labour MP and former leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey, FT journalist Jim Pickard and businessman David Buik.

King Charles III diagnosed with cancerJoining 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.

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?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.

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?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?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?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?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?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?

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.

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?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?

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? 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?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?

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?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.

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 pledgesKing's CoronationThe things Iain wants most in the worldJames' strangest story of the yearThe Israel-Gaza conflict and its impactCost of livingNHS shake-upsLook 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

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 2024When we might get an election and how it will play outUS politics, foreign policy, and potential candidates for 2024 electionIs Trump making a comeback? Boris Johnson's controversial reportMayoralty electionsYou can watch the full conversation on Global Player now. Download it from the App Store or head to globalplayer.comShelagh, Iain and James are back on LBC in January.

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?

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?

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?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?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?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?

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?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?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?

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?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?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

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? 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.

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?

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.

King's Speech falls a bit flat, Cross Question & why is the ban on conversion therapy not going ahead?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Heather Wheeler, New European Editor-at-Large Matt d'Ancona, Labour MP Barry Gardiner and broadcaster Angela Epstein.

Suella Braverman says rough sleeping is a 'lifestyle choice', Cross Question & new plans for 40% of train services to run during strikesJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Lucy Powell, businessman Juergen Maier, Conservative peer and former Health Minister Lord Bethell and the FT's Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher.

Israeli troops reach Gaza City, Judge Nicholas Mostyn takes your calls on Parkinson's & is the Cockney accent disappearing?

Italian PM says world leaders are 'tired' of Ukraine, Cross Question & does the NHS need more private sector help?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are political commentator Salma Shah, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, Sam Freedman from the Institute for Government and former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington.

Covid enquiry turns ugly, Cross Question, working parents criticised & extended interview with the Palestinian Ambassador to the UKJoining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are Mail columnist Sarah Vine, Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson and Zoë Grünewald from the New Statesman.

Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire in Gaza, Cross Question & do you live in a dental desert?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Tim Loughton, former Labour MP Mary Creagh, LBC presenter and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon & Will Atkinson from ConservativeHome.

Iain sits in for Matt Frei on Saturday mid-morning, and speaks to Matt in Tel Aviv, a former Deputy Commander of the IDF in Gaza Amir Avivi, the former de facto UK Ambassador of the Palestinian Territories Sir Vincent Fean and leading defence expert Shashank Joshi.He also takes your calls, including those from Palestinians who were born in Gaza fearing for the safety of their relatives still in the strip.

Former NatWest boss 'breached data rules' over Nigel Farage, osteoporosis experts take your calls & should a tattoo hold you back?

Starmer under pressure over stance on Gaza, Cross Question & what are your family's experiences with sepsis?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour campaigner Ali Milani, author Rachel Shabi, Conservative peer Lord Jackson and assistant editor at the Spectator Cindy Yu.

UK and Europe at odds over ceasefire in Gaza, Cross Question & what's appropriate for sex education?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are LBC's Washington Correspondent Simon Marks, Conservative MP Jo Gideon, SNP MP Alyn Smith and political commentator and Lib Dem councillor Mathew Hulbert.

Majority want an election next year, Cross Question and are we all looking after each other enough?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Mike Katz, barrister and author Hashi Mohamed, political reporter at The Sun Noa Hoffman and Conservative peer Lord Greenhalgh.

Why do some people find it so hard to condemn Hamas? Police Federation Chair Steve Hartshorn takes your calls & how much school discipline is too much?

Sunak and Starmer reject calls to urge a ceasefire in the Middle East, Cross Question & how important is learning a foreign language?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crossbench peer and Vice-President of the CBI Lord Bilimoria, Liberal Democrat MP and women and equalities spokesperson Christine Jardine, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain and former Conservative MP and Transport Minister Steve Norris.

'From the river to the sea' chant labelled antisemitic, Cross Question & hundreds feared dead in explosion at a Gaza hospitalJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are LBC presenter Rachel Johnson, POLITICO's Jack Blanchard, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols and Conservative MP and Chair of the Treasury Select Committee Harriett Baldwin.

Rishi Sunak 'sickened' by rise in antisemitic violence in the UK, Cross Question & are 'fat' jokes unacceptable?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain and political commentator Benedict Spence.

Iain speaks to Yaniv Yaakov, whose brother Yair and nephews were taken hostage from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel.He will also be joined for a call-in with defence and foreign affairs analyst Michael Clarke.

Israeli troops mass on the Gaza border, Cross Question & how do we stop the crisis in the Middle East causing social strife in the UK?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Jewish Chronicle Editor Jake Wallis Simons, Conservative peer Lord Moylan and Mike Buckley, who works on UK-EU relations.

Live from Liverpool: Keir Starmer's conference speech, Cross Question & what next for Israel?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are Labour Shadow Cabinet member Nick Thomas-Symonds, Daily Express political journalist Christian Calgie, former Labour MP Luciana Berger & The Guardian columnist Owen Jones.

Live from Liverpool: Labour look to prove their economic credentials, Cross Question & what other choices did Israel really have but to defend itself?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are Labour MP Sarah Jones, the Fire Brigades Union's General Secretary Matt Wrack & political strategist John McTernan.

Rise in transphobic hate crime, David Gauke takes your calls on the future of the Conservatives & is it OK to dislike female football pundits talking about the men's game?

Rishi Sunak wants to be the change candidate, Cross Question & Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay takes your callsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Conservative peer Lord Marland, commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and LBC's Political Editor Natasha Clark.

Live from Manchester: Sunak says the British people don't want an election, Cross Question & are the Tories now the party of Farage?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, are Tory MP Peter Bone, the Mail on Sunday's Deputy Political Editor Anna Mikhailova & the political pollster James Johnson.

Live the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester: whose vision is controlling the Conservative Party, Cross Question & are you a workaholic?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP Anthony Browne, social mobility campaigner and former Education Secretary Justine Greening & the Onward think-tank's director Sebastian Payne.

Rishi Sunak dodges questions on HS2, infected blood victim Mark Ward takes your calls & have we lost touch with the natural world?

Patients want a regular family doctor, Cross Question & are 'drug consumption rooms' a good idea?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Green Party Leader Baroness Bennett, businessman Sir Martin Sorrell, Conservative peer Baroness Fall and Akiko Hart, Interim-Director of the civil liberties organisation Liberty.

Suella Braverman says multiculturalism has failed, Cross Question & have you had a good experience with NHS cancer care?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crosshbench peer and former diplomat Lord Darroch, former Boris Johnson adviser Alex Crowley, foreign policy expert Sophia Gaston and journalist Jo Phillips.

Sunak refuses to deny reports he's planning to scrap inheritance tax, Cross Question & why is gay conversion therapy not being banned?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crossbench peer and legendary Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson, social commentator and former Boris Johnson adviser Samuel Kasumu, Emma Revell from the centre-right CPS think tank and former Labour adviser Tom Hamilton.

Parents not bothering to send their kids to school, Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper takes your calls & is university worth the money?

Green policy shift from Rishi Sunak, Cross Question & is there any hope for freedom in Iran? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Conservative MP Angela Richardson, former Telegraph editor Lord Moore and Founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust and Baptist minister Steve Chalke.

UK could become 'associate member' of EU, Cross Question and how do we make social care work more attractive?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are comedian and writer Dom Joly, Conservative MP and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns, Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh and Matthew Lesh of the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Labour defends its 'votes at 16' plan, Cross Question & are electric cars useless?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the SNP's Ian Blackford, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop, Conservative MP Bim Afolami and musician turned podcaster Winston Marshall.

PM goes wobbly on the pensions triple lock, Cross Question & why are so many kids being excluded from school?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince, social activist and commentator Nimco Ali, Conservative MP Vicky Ford and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.

Labour's Angela Rayner pledges to ban zero-hours contracts, Cross Question & do parents of seriously ill children get enough support?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland, Independent Metro Mayor of North Tyne Jamie Driscoll, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar and columnist Grant Tucker.

Alleged spying in Parliament, Cross Question and are some dog breeds inherently dangerous?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, journalist and broadcaster David Aaronovitch and Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel.

Manhunt for escaped prisoner, MP Dawn Butler takes your calls & should schools relax their uniform policy during the cost of living crisis?

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question & do we need a 'Minister for Men'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands, Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, human rights barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman and Dan Hodges from the Mail on Sunday.

Boost for onshore wind, Cross Question & is a four-day week really practical?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are independent MP former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Conservative MP Danny Kruger, social commentator Professor Mona Siddiqui and former Cameron adviser Sarah Southern.

Education Secretary apologises for swearing in off-air remark, Cross Question & should universities tell students what to eat?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak, executive editor at POLITICO Europe Anne McElvoy, Labour's new Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed and Conservative Roads Minister Richard Holden.

Tonight, Iain asks: Is Rishi Sunak's invitation to the Saudi Crown Prince just sensible politics and diplomacy, or should it be cancelled on human rights grounds?Later, we will also be asking if we should consider forcing everyone to vote in the UK? Would that improve the quality of our politicians?Iain will also be sharing his thoughts and memories on legendary broadcaster, Michael Parkinson, who died at the age of 88.

Iain speaks with Faye White , the legendary former England footballer and captain, who made 90 appearances for the Lionesses, to ask: why has this competition seemingly struggled to capture the national attention like the men's game? Is it a lack of funding? Is it that the men's game has been around longer? Is it a deeper issue of sexism in wider society?Later in the show, Iain asks: Do you have strict rules in your marriage? Where is the line between loving and controlling?

Following outrage after Mason Greenwood's potential return to Manchester United football club, Iain asks: Should Mason Greenwood ever play for Manchester United again?Iain also discusses the effects of debilitating phobias and how they can be conquered.

Do you feel safe as an LGBT person in the UK?

Who do you blame for record NHS waiting lists and how does Parkinson's change your life?

Are you thinking of abandoning your political home and are private schools worth the money?

Downing Street backs Lee Anderson telling migrants to ‘f*** off back to France’ & can work distract you from grief?

Migrants arrive at the Bibby Stockholm barge & will Jeremy Corbyn run for Mayor of London?

How do you solve a problem like inflation? Plus, Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls

Your reaction to LBC's exclusive Rishi Sunak phone-in, Cross Question & should we at least have the conversation about the Elgin/Parthenon marbles?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Director of the Onward think tank Sebastian Payne, political reporter for the New Statesman Zoë Grünewald, Conservative peer Lord Moylan and home affairs journalist and broadcaster Danny Shaw.

Repeat shoplifters could face prison, Cross Question & how big an age gap is too big an age gap?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Green co-leader Siân Berry, Conservative peer Lord Hayward, journalist Ella Whelan and political commentator Jonathan Lis.

Sunak defends oil and gas drilling, Cross Question & caring for someone with dementiaJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour candidate Heidi Alexander, Reform UK's Ben Habib, TV personality Amy Hart and Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times.

Sir Tony Blair believes the UK will rejoin the EU, social housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa takes your calls & is it wrong to prevent your kids eating meat?

Record numbers of police officers leaving the force, Cross Question & why aren't people having kids?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Harrington, broadcaster Jemma Forte, Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Editor of The House magazine Francis Elliott.

Should the Foreign Office advise against travelling to Rhodes? Cross Question & has your employer cracked down on what you wear?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and Treasury Minister Angela Knight, migration commentator Zoe Gardner, Labour MP Sam Tarry and broadcaster Emma Woolf.

Michael Gove wants to build up rather than out, Cross Question & should British bands call out other cultures onstage?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are The Sun's Natasha Clark, the New Statesman's Rachel Cunliffe, former Conservative MP Victoria Borwick and Labour peer Baroness Chapman.

Engaging with the Taliban, Ukraine war Q&A & why have you chosen to cut out meat?

Senior Tories lash out at Coutts over Farage account closure, Cross Question & what will the by-elections mean?

Row over the laws on abortion, Cross Question & should the PM take vaping seriously?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former Health Minister Lord Bethell, political commentator and co-founder of Momentum James Schneider, the Telegraph's Annabel Denham and Alliance Party Deputy Leader Stephen Farry.

Keir Starmer says Labour will keep the child benefit cap, Cross Question & ten years of equal marriageJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, Guardian sketch writer John Crace, Deputy Editor of CapX Alys Denby and former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark.

BMA rejects Government's pay offer, Wes Streeting speaks about his new book on growing up in poverty & has your mental health ruined your career?

Ukraine warned to show more gratitude, Cross Question & are young people more likely to be scammed?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crossbench peer Lord Ricketts, President of the National Farmers' Union Minette Batters, Labour MP Beth Winter and Assistant Editor of the Financial Times Stephen Bush.

Conservative London Mayoral contenders take your calls, Cross Question & is drinking still too big a part of young people's lives?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are General Secretary of the GMB union Gary Smith, Green peer Baroness Jones, Conservative peer Lord Ranger and Luke Tryl, UK Director at More in Common.

Unite the union puts Keir Starmer 'on notice', Cross Question & how difficult is it for ex-prisoners to get work?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Dame Andrea Leadsom, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Mike Katz and Dr Alan Mendoza from the Henry Jackson Society.

Keir Starmer calls for more arts education, journalist Isabel Hardman takes your NHS calls & have you moved abroad and regretted it?

Sir Tony Blair wants more private sector involvement in health service, NHS Special Cross Question & how important are ticket staff in train stations?Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question are NHS Trust Chair and former Care Minister Sir Norman Lamb, Head of Health at UNISON Sara Gorton, Conservative MP and former A&E doctor Kieran Mullan and Telegraph columnist Judith Woods.

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question and is Israel's military operation on the West Bank morally defensible?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, Labour's Shadow Employment Minister Alison McGovern, Conservative Party vice-chair Paul Holmes and the UK director of Human Rights Watch Yasmine Ahmed.

UK to investigate banks blacklisting accounts, Cross Question and are religious leaders out of touch on assisted dying?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack, former Conservative Transport Minister Steve Norris, SDLP MP Claire Hanna and Robert Colvile from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.

Sewage in water, Alastair Campbell takes your calls & the future of Jeremy Corbyn.

Labour wants to build on the green belt, Cross Question & should students be entitled to 'cancel' guest speakers?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Roads Minister and Conservative MP Richard Holden, Shadow Schools Minister and Labour MP Stephen Morgan and Assistant Editor at the Mail on Sunday Kate Mansey.

Sir Ed Davey suggests a Lib-Lab coalition would be 'logical', Cross Question & are you addicted to gambling?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, barrister Charlotte Proudman and Editor-in-Chief of UnHerd Freddie Sayers.

Should EU citizens get a vote in a UK general election? Cross Question & comedian and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax takes your callsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP Mary Creagh, Conservative MP Matt Warman, political commentator Polly Mackenzie and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan released from prison, UK sends long-range missiles to Ukraine & do you live with your parents?

Archbishop of Canterbury wades into the refugees row, Cross Question & are apprenticeships for the NHS a good idea?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour's Leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith, economist Dr Linda Yueh and media commentator and academic Dr Justin Schlosberg.

Fury as Government minister visits Hong Kong, Cross Question & can the Met Police be defended?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.

Local elections incoming! Cross Question & deaf podcaster Samantha Baines takes your calls

Keir Starmer changes his mind on tuition fees, Cross Question & is Joanna Cherry being silenced?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP John Penrose, Labour's Baroness Chapman, Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and public relations expert Kevin Craig.

Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer takes your calls, Benedict Rogers talks UK-China relations & are you single and happy?

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper takes your calls, Cross Question & what do you think motivates illegal migrants?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Home Affairs Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael and former Downing Street adviser turned podcaster Jimmy McLoughlin.

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question & are people being ageist to Joe Biden?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea, former Refugees Minister Lord Harrington, Shadow Asia Minister Catherine West & Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges.

Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands takes your calls, Cross Question & has Labour changed?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and author Jonn Elledge, Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, former Cameron adviser Giles Kenningham and SNP MP Dave Doogan.

Taiwanese Foreign Minister warns West against complacency on China, TUC leader Paul Nowak takes your calls & should cannabis be legalised?

'Not my King' to be chanted at the Coronation, Cross Question & would you stick to soup and shakes to reverse your diabetes?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle, former BBC Director-General Greg Dyke, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood and commentator Ella Whelan.

Starmer under pressure to back universal free school meals, Cross Question & is 'stop and search' racist?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire, Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Kit Malthouse, author and political commentator Ian Dunt and Head of Foreign Policy at the Policy Exchange think tank Sophia Gaston.

Reported surge in people turning to private GPs, Cross Question & should horse racing be banned?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Schools Minister Nick Gibb, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney & former advisor to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu.

Bank warns staff they'll be punished unless they get back to the office, bowel cancer campaigner takes your calls & why is the rental market in chaos?

Parents forced to quit work due to costly childcare, Cross Question & should England ban smacking?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Baroness Stowell, Labour MP Sam Tarry, careers coach and former advisor to David Cameron Sarah Southern and former Labour comms expert Scarlett MccGwire.

Labour defend attack ads on Rishi Sunak, Cross Question & President Biden lands in BelfastJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green peer Baroness Bennett, the Spectator's Kate Andrews, JOE.co.uk's Oli Dugmore and former Cameron adviser Phillip Blond.

Michael Gove admits mistakes over social housing, GP Dame Clare Gerada takes your calls & should gambling be limited for under-25s?

Home Office confirms plan to house migrants on a barge, Cross Question & what are your experiences of surrogacy?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are civil liberties campaigner Silkie Carlo, Director of Communications for the Liberal Democrats Baroness Grender, Conservative peer and pollster Lord Hayward and businessman and Reform UK adviser Ben Habib.

Trump goes to court in New York, Cross Question & have you ever disowned a family member?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP Heidi Alexander, Chair of Republicans Overseas UK Greg Swenson, Novara Media's Michael Walker and Editor of business newspaper City AM Andy Silvester.

Teachers reject pay deal, Cross Question & why are so many people getting divorced?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Barwell, Founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust and Baptist minister Steve Chalke, Deputy Editor of the commentary site CapX and political strategist John McTernan.

Electric cars and the net zero plan, psychologist Dr Sian Williams takes your calls & do schools need guidance on gender?

NHS satisfaction at all-time low, Cross Question & what does the future look like for Cyprus?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Road Minister Richard Holden, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper, political commentator Anita Boateng and Chair of the Commission on Young Lives Anne Longfield.

How does housing need to change? Cross Question & have you met a long-lost family member?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP David Davis, political activist and author Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Alba Party Leader Alex Salmond and The Sun's Noa Hoffman.

Corbyn to be barred from standing for Labour, Cross Question & mass protests in IsraelJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question Lisa Nandy, Conservative MP and former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland, former Labour Comms Director Ben Nunn & Deputy Comment Editor of the Daily Telegraph Annabel Denham.

What should the UK's retirement age be? Police Federation Chair takes your calls & does mediation work when it comes to child custody?

Boris Johnson defends himself in front of MPs, Cross Question & what's it like to be LGBT and from an ethnic minority background?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Bob Seely, Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon, Social Mobility Commissioner Resham Kotecha and satirist Aid Thompsin.

Boris Johnson says he didn't intentionally mislead MPs, Cross Question & what are your experiences with the Police?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are General Secretary of the ASLEF union Mick Whelan, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Conservative MP Andrew Griffith, Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader Liz Saville-Roberts and Camilla Turner from the Daily Telegraph.

Live from Glasgow: The SNP Leadership Debate between Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes, your reaction to that live debate, plus 20 years since the Iraq War began.

NHS unions reach new pay deal, anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder takes your calls & is trophy-hunting defensible?

Jeremy Hunt's Budget to try to get people back to work, Cross Question & do you feel financially supported?Joining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are Labour MP Richard Burgon, Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Assistant Editor at the Financial Times Stephen Bush and Times columnist Juliet Samuel.

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question & have you ever been falsely accused?Joining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are social activist Nimco Ali, Conservative MP and former minister Theresa Villiers, SNP MP Owen Thompson and political commentator Jonathan Lis.

MPs vote on the Government's migration bill, Cross Question & are junior doctors asking for too much?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Peer and former chair of the British Joint Intelligence Committee Baroness Neville-Jones, comedian and podcaster Njambi McGrath, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine and businessman turned financial commentator David Buik.

Only 40% of Londoners trust the Met, Mehdi Hasan takes your calls & why do people believe in astrology?

Labour MP calls for UK to negotiate slavery reparations, Cross Question & should 'silent prayer' be allowed outside abortion clinics?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds, Conservative MP Heather Wheeler, broadcaster Christina Patterson and free speech campaigner and Director of the Academy of Ideas think tank Baroness Fox.

Rishi Sunak promotes plan to 'stop the boats', Cross Question & should we celebrate Britons being as liberal as Scandinavians?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Employment Minister Alison McGovern, businessman and TV personality Thomas Skinner, Conservative MP Jo Gideon and contributing writer for the New Statesman Harry Lambert.

Exclusive interview with British Ambassador to the US Karen Pierce, Cross Question & is Boris Johnson being hypocritical over Sue GrayJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Science, Research and Innovation Minister George Freeman, Green Party peer Baroness Jones, Sebastian Payne from the Onward think tank and political commentator and podcaster Marina Purkiss.

Starmer vows to give Britain its future back, Ukraine war a year on & should relationships be banned in the workplace?

Shamima Begum loses her appeal, Cross Question & is marriage worth it? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Jon Trickett, The Spectator's Cindy Yu, podcaster Shelina Janmohamed and Conservative MP Stephen Hammond.

SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes criticised for religious views, Cross Question & would a four day-working week work for you? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, Conservative MP Bim Afolami, former UK Ambassador to the US Lord Darroch and Senior Editor at Novara Media Ash Sarkar.

Government urged to restock the military, Cross Question & how do we better help victims of domestic violence? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron, Conservative MP Duncan Baker, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph Baroness Wheatcroft.

Police criticised for release of personal details, the NEU's Niamh Sweeney takes your calls & is the future meat-free?

Nicola Sturgeon resigns, Cross Question and is Keir Starmer wrong to block Corbyn standing again for Labour? Joining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are barrister Chris Daw KC, former Boris Johnson adviser Alex Crowley, Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh and Conservative peer Lord Moylan.

London Labour MPs call on Sadiq Khan to delay ULEZ expansion, Cross Question & how have you dealt with memory loss? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are LGBT campaigner Peter Tatchell, Sunday Telegraph columnist Janet Daley, former Labour MP Stephen Pound and Conservative member of the London Assembly Tony Devenish.

Government minister calls China a 'hostile state' amid balloon row, Cross Question & US general won't rule out aliens Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer, former minister and grandson of Winston Churchill Lord Soames and parliamentary sketch writer for The Guardian John Crace.

Getting aid into earthquake-hit Syria, Lib Dem Leader Sir Ed Davey takes your calls & what do you think of Lee Anderson?

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Chair of the Treasury Select Committee Harriett Baldwin, Labour MP and Shadow Schools Minister Stephen Morgan, broadcaster and social commentator Angela Epstein and journalist Paul Mason.

Former Met Officer David Carrick jailed for life, Cross Question & how do we fix the rail network? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, Conservative MP Ben Bradley, Chief Executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Henri Murison and comedian Geoff Norcott.

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question & should we listen to Liz Truss? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green MP Caroline Lucas, Conservative MP Alexander Stafford, veteran journalist and broadcaster Julia Langdon and political commentator and former Cameron adviser Mo Hussein.

Rishi Sunak's first hundred days, experts take your calls on Europe's response to Ukraine & is vaping dangerous?

Biggest collection of strikes for a decade, Cross Question & does your employer deal effectively with bullying in the workplace? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are musician and podcaster Winston Marshall, Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, Conservative Lord (Jonathan) Marland and human rights barrister Charlotte Proudman.

IMF has gloomy forecast for the UK economy, Cross Question & what do we do about children watching pornography? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey, Conservative MP and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns, General Secretary of the National Education Union Mary Bousted and Emma Jones, small business guru and founder of Enterprise Nation.

PM defends his handling of Nadhim Zahawi's sacking, Cross Question & what would peace look like in the Middle East? Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question are SNP MP Kirsty Blackman, Shadow Scotland Secretary and Labour MP Ian Murray, former Scotland Secretary and Conservative MP David Mundell and LBC's Scotland Political Editor Gina Davidson.

Suella Braverman plans to force out international students sooner after graduation, Cross Question & should male-born rapists be allowed in women's prisons? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Kyle, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack, Political Editor of the Daily Express Sam Lister & non-affiliated peer Baroness Kate Hoey.

Failings in the probation service, Cross Question & should women get menopause leave? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are environmental campaigner and former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, Social Mobility Minister Mims Davies, economist and Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg Stephanie Flanders and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.

SNP Westminster Leader Stephen Flynn takes your calls, Cross Question & is Jeremy Clarkson being 'cancelled'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman Sir Martin Sorrell, Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, Conservative MP Jackie Doyle-Price and SNP MP Richard Thomson.

All police officers to be vetted as if new, Cross Question & should cake be banned in the workplace? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Tech Minister Paul Scully, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain, Labour councillor Satvir Kaur and Tony Diver from the Sunday Telegraph.

Striking teachers may force schools to shut, Cross Question & should the word 'homosexual' be avoided? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Peter Bone, Labour MP Darren Jones, Founder of the Social Mobility Pledge Justine Greening and broadcaster Nina Myskow.

Ministers to give police greater powers to crack down on protests, Cross Question & Westminster 'vetoes' Scottish gender bill Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Scottish Conservatives Leader Douglas Ross, Labour's Shadow Prisons Minister Ellie Reeves, broadcaster Michael Crick and freelance journalist Rebecca Reid.

Ambulance response time worst on record, business experts take your calls & should alcohol be banned on flights?

MPs vote down Labour plan to abolish private schools' charitable status, Cross Question & what kind of pressures still exist around ADHD? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former Chief Whip Wendy Morton, new General Secretary of the TUC Paul Nowak, Labour MP and former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott and Editor of the Spectator Fraser Nelson.

Putin ally suggests Russia is at war with the UK, Cross Question & are electric cars on the way out? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Vicky Ford, Labour MP Sam Tarry, Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver and political commentator Sam Freedman.

No progress in talks between Government and unions, Cross Question & should private healthcare be stigmatised? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Shadow Wales Secretary and Labour MP Jo Stevens, Conservative MP and former minister Sir Robert Goodwill, broadcaster Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Telegraph columnist Madeline Grant.

Sir Keir Starmer vows to 'take back control', senior NHS doctor takes your calls & what is Prince Harry doing?

Rishi Sunak delivers New Year speech, Cross Question & how important is maths? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat London Assembly Leader Caroline Pidgeon, political commentator Suzanne Evans, LBC presenter Lewis Goodall and Conservative London Assembly member Keith Prince.

Downing Street claims the NHS has the funding it needs, Cross Question & child referrals for mental health care in England up 39% in a year. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party GLA member Siân Berry, Conservative GLA member Emma Best, journalist Benjamin Butterworth & broadcaster Ali Miraj.

TSSA rail union accepts pay deal, top headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh takes your calls & Iain speaks to Sir Cliff Richard

Four migrants die in Channel crossing tragedy, Cross Question & do we need to bring our military up to date? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Anna Firth, Labour Shadow Treasury Minister James Murray, environmental campaigner Stanley Johnson & security journalist Edward Lucas.

New poll suggests disaster for the Tories at the next election, Cross Question & should we ban smoking? Joining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, political commentator Ella Whelan and comedian Jo Caulfield.

Should Rishi Sunak intervene and meet the Unions? Iain Dale stands in for Matt Frei

Harry Dunn's killer Anne Sacoolas given suspended sentence & broadcaster Gyles Brandreth takes your calls

Matt Hancock announces he won't stand at the next election, Cross Question & would returning the Parthenon Marbles set a precedent? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SDLP MP Claire Hanna, Conservative MP Matt Warman, journalist Rachel Shabi and tech entrepreneur Emma Sinclair.

Strikes in multiple sectors this winter, Cross Question and should we celebrate the fall of smoking and the rise of vaping? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Kit Malthouse, Labour MP Catherine McKinnell, influencer Amy Hart & Lib Dem councillor Mathew Hulbert.

Labour plans to abolish the House of Lords, Cross Question and should asylum be granted to people from safe countries? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper, Conservative peer Lord Greenhalgh, political editor for PoliticsHome Adam Payne & business commentator Justin Urquhart-Stewart.

Soaring ambulance waiting times & CWU General Secretary Dave Ward takes your calls

Royal aide resigns over comments to black charity founder, Cross Question & why are prisons running out of cells? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael, Host of POLITICO's Westminster Insider podcast Ailbhe Rea and former Labour adviser and author Tom Hamilton.

PM declares 'golden age' of UK relations with China is over, Cross Question & how has your relationship with religion changed? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former justice minister Lord Faulks, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, Alba Party Westminster Leader Neale Hanvey and Stefanie Bolzen, UK correspondent for Die Welt.

Net migration at all-time record, TV personality Spencer Matthews takes your calls & can we take the politics out of football?

SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford takes your calls, Cross Question & how do we tackle gambling addiction? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Flick Drummond, Leader of the Green Party in the London Assembly Caroline Russell, broadcaster Steve Richards & businessman Lance Forman

Keir Starmer vows to wean business off 'cheap labour', Cross Question & have you changed your mind about the RMT union?

England players feel forced not to wear OneLove armbands, Cross Question & should the rich pay for their NHS treatment? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Leader of the True and Fair Party Gina Miller, Conservative peer Lord Lilley, comedian and podcaster Geoff Norcott and Labour peer Lord Hain.

Reaction to the Autumn Statement, special edition of Cross Question, & fears of soaring petrol prices. Joining Iain Dale this evening for a special edition of Cross Question, reacting to Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, are former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Professor Ian McCafferty, KPMG's chief economist Yael Selfin, Alfie Stirling from the New Economics Foundation, & the University of Oxford's Dr Linda Yueh.

Former Tory Cabinet Minister says most of HS2 should be scrapped, Cross Question, & living with autism. Joining Iain Dale this evening on Cross Question this evening are the co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Carla Denyer, Conservative MP Ben Bradley, the General Secretary of the FDA Union of senior civil servants, Dave Penman, and former government advisor on LGBT issues, Jayne Ozanne.

Poor quality social housing, Russian missiles landing in Poland, Cross Question, & private healthcare.

Braverman signs migrant deal with the French, Cross Question, & learning foreign languages. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed, The Sun's political journalist Noa Hoffman, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Conservative MP Richard Graham.

Retail boss calls for more foreign workers in UK, bestselling author Amanda Prowse takes your calls & is reality TV too cruel?

Gillian Keegan on the state of the UK's education system, Cross Question & is it unethical for nurses to go on strike? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Bryant, playwright Bonnie Greer, Conservative MP Bob Seely and Kate Andrews, Economics Editor at The Spectator.

President Trump suggests he may run again, Cross Question, Sir Gavin Williamson resigns and should we enjoy the World Cup? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Heather Wheeler, Green Party peer Baroness (Natalie) Bennett, former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and historian Simon Heffer.

Climate reparations to poorer nations, Cross Question & is there an impending rental crisis? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Shadow Leader of the House and Labour MP Thangam Debbonaire, Conservative MP Dame Caroline Dinenage, Christopher Hope from the Telegraph and former Blair strategist John McTernan.

Worst recession on record forecast, GMB Union leader takes your calls, plus accent discrimination continues

Russian military leaders accused of discussing using nuclear weapons, Cross Question & why are more and more of us getting type 2 diabetes? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, SNP MP Stephen Flynn, Deputy Editor of CapX Alys Denby & broadcaster Denise Headley.

NHS funding to be protected in the next budget, Cross Question and should Matt Hancock be allowed to go on I'm a Celeb? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, Conservative MP Dr Kieran Mullan, former Labour official Richard Power-Sayeed and political correspondent for the Financial Times Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe.

Suella Braverman claims migrant boats are part of 'invasion', Cross Question & is our immigration system compassionate enough? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former cabinet minister and Conservative peer Baroness Nicky Morgan, anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali, Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan and Times columnist Oliver Kamm.

Schools' bans on Afro hairstyles, top media executive Roger Mosey takes your calls plus the protests in Iran

Sunak vs Starmer at PMQs, Cross Question & is James Cleverly right to tell LGBT+ football fans to be 'respectful' in Qatar? Joining Iain on Cross Question this evening are Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens, Conservative MP Jo Gideon, co-founder of Momentum James Schneider and social commentator Peter York.

PM Rishi Sunak announces new cabinet, Cross Question & what are your hopes and fears for this new government? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Transport Minister Lucy Frazer, Labour Metro Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority Jamie Driscoll, journalist Martha Gill and Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain.

Rishi Sunak set to become Prime Minister, Cross Question & is this a watershed moment for British race relations? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP John Penrose, economist Linda Yueh, Labour MP Andy McDonald and the Financial Times' Jim Pickard.

Reaction to Liz Truss' resignation and analysis of the contenders to replace her as Prime Minister.

Suella Braverman resigns as Home Secretary, Cross Question & is fracking actually a good idea? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Nadia Whittome, former adviser to Theresa May Jimmy McLoughlin, LBC's Washington Correspondent Simon Marks and Conservative commentator Charlie Rowley.

Conservative Party members turn on Liz Truss, Cross Question & how important is the pension triple lock to you? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope, Labour MP Jon Trickett, Chief Political Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph Camilla Turner and Ben Nunn, former comms chief for Keir Starmer.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt rips up Liz Truss's economic plans, Cross Question & how much longer does the PM have? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope, Labour MP Jon Trickett, Chief Political Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph Camilla Turner and Ben Nunn, former comms chief for Keir Starmer.

How to solve a problem like the Tories, David Dimbleby takes your calls, plus what Britain should do with colonial artefacts

PM insists she won't cut public spending, Cross Question & should King Charles II have a cut-price coronation? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP David Simmonds, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, ConservativeHome columnist Emily Carver and Political Editor for Byline Times Adam Bienkov.

Keir Starmer orders the Labour Party onto an election footing, Cross Question & should the Government tell you to stop smoking? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP David Davis, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine, Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley and women's safety activist Jamie Klingler.

Russia launches missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, Cross Question & is your workplace supportive of your mental health? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, barrister Hashi Mohamed, UK Political Editor for POLITICO Jack Blanchard and former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark.

Warning of black-outs this winter, the Police Federation chair takes your calls, plus Scottish Parliament approves rent free law

Liz Truss vows to take on 'anti-growth coalition' in conference speech, Cross Question & nurse is sacked after crass comments about Tory voters not deserving resuscitation Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are human rights barrister Charlotte Proudman, Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson, political YouTuber Mahyar Tousi and former Conservative MP and minister Michael Brown.

Chaos in the Government, Cross Question & Suella Braverman's plans to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel

Truss and Kwarteng's tax u-turn, Cross Question, plus Tory PCCs demand cannabis be upgraded to a Class A drug. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, are Armed Forces Minister James Heappey, journalist and LBC presenter Rachel Johnson, Conservatives Against Racism for Equality co-founder Albie Amankona & National Farmers' Union President Minette Batters.

Shock poll gives Labour 33-point lead over Tories, phone-in with Labour peer Maurice Glasman, plus no-fault divorces.

Pound tumbles despite Bank of England intervention, Cross Question & phone-in with exiled Iranian MP Hossein Abedini Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, former Truss adviser Kirsty Buchanan, economist James Meadway and businessman Ben Habib.

Live from Liverpool: Keir Starmer's speech, Cross Question, plus Rupa Huq's comments on Kwasi Kwarteng's race

Live from Liverpool: Labour hails its economic credibility, Cross Question, plus proportional representation

Fracking, the leader of Britain's largest union takes your calls, plus Hindu-Muslim disturbances in the Midlands

Vladimir Putin to mobilise more Russian troops, Cross Question & how easy is it to see your GP? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Sam Tarry, Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, journalist and author Paul Mason and political commentator Phoebe Arslanagić-Wakefield.

Rail strikes to coincide with Tory Conference, Cross Question & would four-day working weeks be more productive? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, former Labour cabinet minister Hazel Blears and Telegraph columnist Lord Charles Moore.

Reflections on the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Bankers' bonuses, reforming the Met Police, plus social media addiction

Fears over business' energy costs, plus Liz Truss' desire to crush the nanny-state

The political King, Liz Truss' first week as PM, plus 'performative grief' from public bodies and companies

Warnings of 30 hour-long queues to see Queen's coffin, clampdown on anti-monarchy protests plus Ukraine makes military advances

The second part of a special LBC programme presented by Iain Dale, commemorating Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

The first part of a special LBC programme presented by Iain Dale, commemorating Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch

PM accused of putting energy profits before people, Cross Question & should we celebrate the most diverse Cabinet in history? Joining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are Conservative MP Bim Afolami, Labour MP Diane Abbott, former Special Advisor to Boris Johnson at Number 10 Oscar Reddrop and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

Prime Minister Liz Truss appoints her new Cabinet, Cross Question & what do you make of this incoming government? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Conservative Local Government, Communities and Faith Minister Paul Scully, political activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu and author Andrew Gimson.

Liz Truss announced as the next UK's next Prime Minister Joining Cross Question tonight are Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, Conservative MP and former minister Andrew Mitchell, Guardian columnist Owen Jones and Dan Hodges, political commentator for the Mail on Sunday.

Sky-high ambulance waiting times, Liz Truss 32 points ahead, number plates for cyclists and babies in theatres

Record fall in real wages, Scotland & the Tories, Food Tsar calls for meat consumption decrease & ten years of Tinder

Keir Starmer's big energy idea, Graeme Souness' man's game, stop-and-search & cost of living impacts pet ownership

Bank of England warns of coming recession and the Church of England criticised over stance on gay sex

Rishi Sunak's plans for Prevent, taking the knee, Cross Question & drug deaths reach record high in England and Wales Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Joint General Secretary of the NEU Mary Bousted, former Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib, Conservative Home's Harry Phibbs & former Jeremy Corbyn advisor Matt Zarb-Cousin.

Truss u-turns on public sector pay, BP makes record profits, Cross Question & tension over Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi arrives Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, finance commentator David Buik, immigration commentator Ramya Jaidev and Anita Boateng, Partner at Portland Communications and former special adviser.

Tory leadership, home ownership, Cross Question & disabled transport access Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are economist Grace Blakely, the Centre for Policy Studies' Robert Colville, political commentator Jonathan Lis and Bright Blue's Ryan Shorthouse.

Covid inquiry opens, do you support assisted dying and would you take back an ex?

Covid Inquiry launches, do you support assisted dying and would you get back with an ex?

Sunak vs Truss for Tory leadership, Cross Question & have antidepressants helped you? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are columnist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour MP Toby Perkins & political commentator Salma Shah.

Is the heatwave changing your approach to climate change? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are SNP MP Drew Hendry, former Conservative special adviser Charlie Rowley, Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke & Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.

We take the results of the vote live and find out that Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated in the running for PM

Tory leadership contenders Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch take your calls, Liz Truss' leadership chances & what's the problem with being rich?

And then there were six, Cross Question & can Penny Mordaunt make it to No.10? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP Ben Bradley, comedian Dane Baptiste, political commentator Jo-Anne Nadler & podcaster Richard Sefton.

Tory leadership contenders Nadhim Zahawi and Penny Mordaunt take your calls, Cross Question & can Rishi Sunak be stopped? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Alba Party Leader Alex Salmond, Conservative MP Alberto Costa, Kate Andrews of the Spectator and Imam Ajmal Masroor.

Tory leadership contender Grant Shapps takes your calls, Cross Question & new PM by 5 September Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP Flick Drummond, Conservative Home's Henry Hill, Labour MP Steve Reed & Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville-Roberts.

Boris Johnson resigns

Will Boris Johnson resign?

Hey Iain Dale listeners, here’s a brand new podcast we think you’d like, called The Followers. Shelagh Fogarty began her LBC career as a guest presenter in 2014, and her balanced and calm presenting style soon earned her a permanent role. Heartbreakingly, it was this calm approach which led to the most harrowing ordeal of Shelagh's life, when a man stalked her for nearly 2 years. In 2017, Shelagh began to notice the same face appearing in crowds, on the tube, outside her work. She dismissed it at first, but then the appearances became more and more frequent and noticeable - he was there when she met friends, when she travelled across London, at her local train station, and even when he followed her home.??The Followers is a 5-part LBC podcast series where Shelagh talks about the disturbing stages she went through during her stalking: dismissing it, fearing it, and feeling powerless as she was forced to live a limited life. The podcast also included conversations with experts and victims, looking at how societal views, misogyny and popular media tropes may be enabling stalkers to commit crimes without intervention.? Shelagh wanted to tell her story and to speak with various experts to understand more about obsessive and controlling behaviour, to deal with what happened to her on a personal level and to help others identify the behaviour that can lead to stalking. All 5 episodes will be available from July 4th exclusively on Global Player. Download it now from the App store or go to https://www.globalplayer.com If you think you or someone you know is being stalked, please call the police or the National stalking helpline on 0808 802 0300

Criminal barristers strike over pay, Cross Question and should the PM reverse cuts to the military? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's leader in the House of Lords Baroness (Angela) Smith, Conservative MP Peter Bone, Leader of the True and Fair Party Gina Miller and Gordon Rayner, Associate Editor for The Daily Telegraph.

Labour MPs defy their leader to join RMT pickets, Cross Question & has your family been riven by a feud? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are life peer Baroness Hoey, former Green Party Leader Baroness Bennett, author John Kampfner and Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield from the right-leaning think tank Bright Blue.

Rail strike to go ahead, Cross Question and coming out stories. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, Director of the Civil Exchange think tank Caroline Slocock & human rights campaigner Peter Thatchell.

PM's ethics adviser resigns, retail magnate Theo Paphitis takes your calls & what needs to change about renting?

Calls for the UK to shun the ECHR, Cross Question and should we ban national train strikes? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain, Miatta Fahnbulleh of the New Economics Foundation, Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynksi and Albie Amankona, co-founder of Conservatives Against Racism For Equality.

PM attacks lawyers for opposing Rwanda flight, Cross Question & are church leaders right to call out the deportation policy? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady, Conservative MP James Sunderland, comedian Eshaan Akbar & Telegraph columnist Juliet Samuel.

Appeal Court refuses to stop Rwanda flight, Cross Question & are we taking food security seriously enough? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Tan Dhesi, Conservative MP Ben Everitt, Independent journalist Sunny Hundall & political comms and strategy expert Jo Tanner.

Lord Frost takes your calls, coping with long-term grief & phone-in with Indian MP Shashi Tharoor