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Iain Dale is joined by a panel of senior politicians and commentators to answer listener questions on the biggest stories of the week.

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    Jim Murphy, Harriet Cross, Baroness Natalie Bennett, Ella Whelan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 55:00


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy, Conservative MP Harriet Cross, Green peer and former leader Natalie Bennett and commentator Ella Whelan.

    Chris Curtis, Alex Wilson, Naomi Smith & Angela Epstein

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 52:28


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Curtis, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, Naomi Smith from the campaign group Best for Britain and commentator Angela Epstein.

    David Aaronovitch, Lucy Frazer, Oli Dugmore & Emma Sinclair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 54:22


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster David Aaronovitch, former Conservative culture secretary Lucy Frazer, journalist Oli Dugmore and entrepreneur Emma Sinclair.

    Dorothy Byrne, Saqib Bhatti, Steve Race & Jamila Robertson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 53:29


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, shadow culture minister and Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, Labour MP Steve Race and City AM columnist Jamila Robertson.

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    Stephen Flynn, Dr Luke Evans, Rachel Cunliffe & Charlie Downes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 53:50


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, shadow health minister and Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Rachel Cunliffe from the New Statesman and political commentator Charlie Downes.

    Mark Ferguson, Richard Holden, Victoria Collins & Matthew Syed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 54:11


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mark Ferguson, Conservative MP and shadow paymaster general Richard Holden, Liberal Democrat MP Victoria Collins and Times columnist Matthew Syed.

    Lord Graham Brady, Naushabah Khan, Salma Shah & Zoë Grünewald

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 54:59


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Brady, Labour MP Naushabah Khan, political commentator and former Conservative adviser Salma Shah and journalist Zoë Grünewald.

    Karin Smyth, Joe Robertson, John Nicolson & Sam Lister

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 52:53


    Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by health minister and Labour MP Karyn Smith, Conservative MP Joe Robertson, broadcaster John Nicolson and Sam Lister from the Daily Express.

    Chi Onwurah, Alex Burghart, Gary Smith & Cindy Yu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 53:20


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and science committee chair Chi Onwurah, Conservative shadow cabinet office minister Alex Burghart, general secretary of the GMB union Gary Smith and Times journalist Cindy Yu.

    Barry Gardiner, David Simmonds, Charlotte Proudman & Emily Sheffield

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 54:28


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, Conservative MP and shadow housing minister David Simmonds, barrister and author Dr Charlotte Proudman and London Standard columnist Emily Sheffield.

    Sarah Olney, Laura Farris, Peter Tatchell & Andy Preston

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 50:11


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney, former Conservative MP and minister Laura Farris, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and businessman and former independent Mayor of Middlesbrough Andy Preston.

    Preet Kaur Gill, Greg Hands, Josh Tapper & Tim Hames

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 52:18


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill, former Conservative MP and minister Greg Hands, former Gogglebox star and Labour campaigner Josh Tapper and journalist and businessman Tim Hames.

    Baroness Arlene Foster, Peter Prinsley, Stephen Gethins & Samantha Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 51:16


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former first minister of Northern Ireland Baroness Foster, Labour MP Peter Prinsley, SNP MP Stephen Gethins and political commentator Samantha Smith.

    Alex Sobel, Lord Kulveer Ranger, Alys Denby & Ajmal Masroor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 49:57


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative peer Lord Ranger, City AM opinion editor Alys Denby and imam and broadcaster Ajmal Masroor.

    Layla Moran, Sir Robert Buckland, Ava Vidal & Lance Forman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 51:26


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, former Conservative MP and minister Sir Robert Buckland, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and businessman and political commentator Lance Forman.

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    Earth Day Special: Adrian Ramsay, Richard Tice, Tessa Khan & Michael Liebreich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 52:16


    Joining Iain Dale for this special edition of Cross Question to mark Earth Day are Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and clean energy businessman Michael Liebreich.

    Al Pinkerton, Angela Knight, Scarlett MccGwire & Max Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 52:30


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton, former Conservative MP and minister Angela Knight, political commentator Scarlett MccGwire and Max Anderson from the Conservative Environment Network.

    Christabel Cooper, Charlotte Pickles, Matthew Stadlen & Sarah Southern

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 52:35


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Christabel Cooper from the Labour Together think tank, Charlotte Pickles from the REFORM think tank, broadcaster and journalist Matthew Stadlen and political commentator Sarah Southern.

    Paul Scully, Leonie Cooper, Roger Mosey & Annabel Denham

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 51:51


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Paul Scully, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, former head of BBC TV news Roger Mosey and Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham.

    Bobby Dean, Jessica Harrington, Aman Bhogal & Ian Birrell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 52:45


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Bobby Dean, former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington, free markets campaigner Aman Bhogal and foreign affairs journalist Ian Birrell.

    Polly Billington, Jonathan Gullis, Jemma Forte & Conor Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 53:23


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Polly Billington, former Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, podcaster Jemma Forte and Express journalist Conor Wilson.

    Mike Tapp, Ellie Chowns, Tim Stanley & Aggie Chambre

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 55:29


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mike Tapp, Green MP Ellie Chowns, Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley and LBC's Aggie Chambre.

    Rachel Taylor, Lord Stewart Jackson, Hashi Mohamed & Lucy Fisher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 50:54


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rachel Taylor, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, barrister and commentator Hashi Mohamed and the FT's Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher.

    Satvir Kaur, Sir Roger Gale, William Atkinson & Aid Thompsin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 56:01


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Satvir Kaur, Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale, The Spectator's William Atkinson and satirist Aid Thompsin.

    Jo Stevens, Mark Field, Jovan Owusu-Nepaul & Christian Calgie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 57:17


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Wales secretary and Labour MP Jo Stevens, former Tory MP Mark Field, political commentator Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and Christian Calgie from the Express.

    Spring Statement Special: Richard Fuller, Dame Meg Hillier, Stephanie Flanders & David Buik

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 51:17


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement, are the Conservatives' Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Richard Fuller, Labour MP and Treasury Select Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier, Bloomberg economics journalist Stephanie Flanders and the businessman and markets commentator David Buik.

    Richard Burgon, Wendy Morton, Kezia Dugdale & Jo Tanner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 51:21


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP who was in Corbyn's shadow cabinet Richard Burgon, Conservative MP and shadow foreign minister Wendy Morton, former Scottish Labour leader turned academic Kezia Dugdale and political comms strategist and former Boris Johnson adviser Jo Tanner.

    Stella Creasy, Graham Stuart, Theo Bertram & Natasha Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 53:27


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Stella Creasy, Conservative MP and former net zero minister Graham Stuart, Theo Bertram of the Social Market Foundation think tank (who also used to work for TikTok and Gordon Brown) and LBC's political editori Natasha Clark.

    Bell Ribeiro-Addy, George Freeman, Justine Greening & Matthew Torbitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 52:52


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP George Freeman, social mobility campaigner and former Tory cabinet minister Justine Greening and political commentator and former adviser to Labour MPs Matthew Torbitt.

    Dr Luke Evans, Rachael Maskell, Dan Hodges & Edward Adoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 51:57


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges and broadcaster Edward Adoo.

    Dame Emily Thornberry, Steve Baker, Noa Hoffman & Jonathan Romain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 54:53


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and foreign affairs committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry, former Conservative MP and minister Steve Baker, the Sun's Noa Hoffman and rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain.

    Lord Karan Bilimoria, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Luke Charters & Henry Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 51:31


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman and crossbench peer Lord Bilimoria, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Labour MP Luke Charters and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.

    Inaya Folarin Iman, Munira Wilson, Will Stone & Daniel Kawczynski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 51:57


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman, Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson, Labour MP Will Stone and former Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski.

    Rhun ap Iorwerth, Kiki McDonough, Rebecca Smith & Andrew Fisher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 51:38


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, jeweller and businesswoman Kiki McDonough, Conservative MP Rebecca Smith and former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher.

    Dame Tracey Crouch, Natalie Fleet, Tessa Dunlop & James Heale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 53:58


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative minister Dame Tracey Crouch, Labour MP Natalie Fleet, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop and The Spectator's James Heale.

    Josh Simons, Lord Andrew Robathan, Jude Kelly & Robert Shrimsley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 51:19


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Josh Simons, Conservative peer and former defence minister Lord Robathan, theatre director Jude Kelly and Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times.

    Helen Maguire, Simon Hart, Zoe Strimpel & Aggie Chambre

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 52:44


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP and defence spokesperson Helen Maguire, former Conservative MP and Chief Whip Simon Hart, the Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and LBC's Political Correspondent Aggie Chambre.

    Yuan Yang, Robbie Moore, James Schneider & Gawain Towler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 52:54


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Yuan Yang, Conservative MP and shadow farming minister Robbie Moore, former Corbyn adviser James Schneider and former Farage adviser Gawain Towler.

    Dr Jeevun Sandher, Sir Ashley Fox, Marina Purkiss & Samuel Kasumu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 50:48


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox, podcaster Marina Purkiss and commentator Samuel Kasumu.

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    Tan Dhesi, James Heappey, Suzanne Evans & Sam Freedman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 49:24


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and defence committee chair Tan Dhesi, former Conservative armed forces minister James Heappey, political commentator Suzanne Evans and Sam Freedman from the Institute for Government think tank.

    Steve Wright, Paul Scully, Lucy Harris & Barry Gardiner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 53:32


    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the new Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Steve Wright, former Conservative minister Paul Scully, former Brexit Party and Conservative MEP Lucy Harris and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.

    Daisy Cooper, Liam Halligan, Daniel Kebede & Baroness Kate Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 52:55


    Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper, economist and broadcaster Liam Halligan, National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede and Conservative peer Baroness Fall.

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