Iain Dale - The Whole Show

Call Kemi: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch takes calls from LBC listeners.The former Cabinet minister Sir Vince Cable also takes calls, on his new book about growing Chinese and Indian economic and political power.

If the Chancellor raises taxes in next month's Budget, is this just a coward's way out?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Chris Murray from Labour and Greg Smith from the Conservatives, writer and comedian Timandra Harkness and LBC's political correspondent Aggie Chambré.

What role should the UK play in helping Jamaica recover from the damage which Hurricane Melissa will cause?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Shadow Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho, Labour MP Peter Swallow, the Good Growth Foundation's Theresa Bischoff and the Free Speech Union's Connie Shaw.

Who do you blame for the prisons chaos over the weekend, which saw the Epping asylum seeker sex offender wrongly released?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper, Conservative Shadow Defence Minister Mark Francois, the LabourList website editor Emma Burnell and the entrepreneur and commentator Jamila Robertson.

Would you support seeing knife arches in all schools? How else should youth violence be tackled?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the climate policy campaigner Scarlett Westbrook, the former Conservative minister Paul Scully, Labour MP Sarah Smith and the political commentator and strategist Matthew Lesh.

Would you support the state pension triple lock being scrapped?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative peer Baroness Rachel Maclean, Labour MP Calvin Bailey, the economist Liam Halligan and the podcaster Jemma Forte.

Should the government now change the law to force Prince Andrew out of the royal family entirely?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the drag artist Colin Seymour (a.k.a. 'Crystal'), Conservative peer Lord Gavin Barwell, former UKIP deputy chairman Suzanne Evans and Liberal Democrat MP Joshua Reynolds.

If you were Chancellor, whose taxes would you want to put up?The chair and deputy chair of police officers' representative body, the Police Federation of England and Wales, take LBC listeners' calls.

Why is the Chancellor only now blaming Brexit for Britain's economic woes?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour's Immigration Minister Mike Tapp, Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, The Spectator's Lara Brown and the New Statesman's Oli Dugmore.

What should happen to the asylum seeker who threatened to kill Nigel Farage?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are 'The Black Farmer' Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Labour Tonia Antoniazzi, Green Party House of Commons leader Dr Ellie Chowns and the Conservative peer and political strategist Lord Matthew Elliott.

What needs to be done to make the peace in Gaza last into the long-term?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Shadow Scotland Secretary Andrew Bowie, Labour MP Tom Hayes, journalist Rebecca Reid and LBC's own Political Editor Natasha Clark.

Are you optimistic about peace in the Middle East?

Do moves like wanting to abolish stamp duty make the Conservatives sound more appealing again?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question is the former Home Secretary Amber Rudd, the Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, the campaigner Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and the economist Dr Linda Yueh.

Has Robert Jenrick stoked racial tensions by calling out a community's ethnic make-up?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the political commentator and ConservativeHome founder Tim Montgomerie, Tory MP Joe Robertson and the campaigner Albie Amankona.

What good can the Conservatives possibly get from echoing Reform's policies?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative commentator and former Big Brother contest Emily Hewertson, Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Alex Burghart and the Guido Fawkes political journalist Adam Cherry.

Reaction as we learn more about the terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester.

If Hamas rejects Trump's plan, what should happen next?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the new Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward, Labour councillor Sebastian Salek, family lawyer and former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington and the PoliticsHome reporter Tom Scotson.

Is it sensible for Sir Keir Starmer to try to challenge Nigel Farage on issues related to national identity?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question - live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool - are Care Minister Stephen Kinnock, the General Secretary of the train drivers' union ASLEF Mick Whelan and the political journalist Zoë Grünewald.

Live coverage of US President Donald Trump's announcement of his peace plan for Gaza, alongside the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Joining Iain on Cross Question - live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool - are the Labour peer and Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith, the General Secretary of the University and College Union Jo Grady and the political journalist and commentator Michael Crick.

Has Starmer's government stopped taking climate change seriously?Finito Education's Ronel Lehmann takes listeners' calls on tackling Britain's youth unemployment crisis.Plus Iain asks why people consider having cosmetic surgery.

What benefit is Nigel Farage getting from his apparent political devotion to Donald Trump?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir Brandon Lewis, Labour MP Barry Gardiner, political commentator Stella Tsantekidou and the columnist Ella Whelan.

What's your reaction to Trump's verbal attack on London today?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Reform UK chairman Dr David Bull, Liberal Democrat frontbencher Munira Wilson, Labour MP Stella Creasy and the Daily Telegraph political journalist Poppy Coburn.

Will recognising Palestine make Middle East peace more or less likely?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the influencer and TV personality Amy Hart, former Conservative Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, former Labour minister Caroline Flint and the Daily Telegraph's associate editor Gordon Rayner.

Should we follow Trump's advice and use the military to stop channel migrants?

Are you proud or embarrassed at Britain rolling out the red carpet for Trump?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour peer and Trump inauguration attendee Lord Maurice Glasman, the former Conservative Cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt, The Guardian columnist George Monbiot and the historian and broadcaster David Starkey.

Kemi Badenoch answers your questions on Reform UK defections, Tommy Robinson, Mandelson and more!Iain Dale is joined for Cross Question by Labour Party chair Anna Turley, broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, billionaire businessman and philanthropist John Caudwell and Conservative shadow development minister Wendy Morton.

Should Reform continue accepting defections from unpopular Tories?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, Conservative Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins, the businessman Steve Rigby & LBC presenter Rachel Johnson.

What does Charlie Kirk's killing mean for free speech?

How can Mandelson possibly continue as our ambassador to Washington?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the political campaigner and former Love Island contestant Sharon Gaffka, the Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Sir Andrew Mitchell, Labour MP Luke Charters and the Daily Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham.

Is Israel's attack in Qatar justifiable?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rosie Wrighting, Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox and political commentator and journalist Dan Hodges.

On LBC's Online Safety Day #2, the National Crime Agency's deputy director Helen Rance and also the former Technology Minister Damian Collins each joined Iain for an hour, taking listeners' calls.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the London Standard columnist Emily Sheffield, the Liberal Democrat frontbencher Tim Farron, the New Statesman's editor-in-chief Tom McTague and the political strategist Jo Tanner.

Shouldn't the asylum seeker convicted of sexual assault be deported immediately?Political journalist and Tony Blair biographer Steve Richards takes your calls on the former Prime Minister's influence over Keir Starmer's government.

What kinds of restrictions against free speech should exist within our laws?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour deputy leader Baroness Harriet Harman, non-affiliated peer and former Conservative Cabinet minister Baroness Nicky Morgan, plus the journalists Lionel Barber and Ash Sarkar.

Do you trust the government to prevent a disastrous economic downturn?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry, former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister Baroness Thérèse Coffey, the SNP leader in Westminster Stephen Flynn and the Financial Times' political editor George Parker.

Should it be harder for refugees to bring family to Britain?

Should taxes go up for landlords?

Will President Trump miss Ed Davey?

Do you want Nigel Farage's mass deportations?

Nicola Sturgeon opens up on her resignation, divorce and JK Rowling

Are weight loss jabs worth the money?

What happens next to asylum seekers in Epping?Entrepreneur and former TV dragon Piers Linney takes your calls.Can we still afford the triple lock?

Trump hosts European leaders in the White House to talk Ukraine