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Cross Question with Iain Dale

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Rachel Cunliffe, Keith Prince, Caroline Russell & Nathaniel Ogunniyi

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the New Statesman's senior associate editor Rachel Cunliffe, London Assembly members Keith Prince from Reform UK and Caroline Russell from the Green Party, plus the political commentator Nathaniel Ogunniyi.

Feb 19, 202651 min

Josh Tapper, Lord Kim Darroch, Anna Firth & Anita Boateng

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour activist and former Gogglebox star Josh Tapper, former UK ambassador to the US and the EU Lord Kim Darroch, former Conservative MP Anna Firth, plus the political commentator Anita Boateng.

Feb 18, 202649 min

Gillian Keegan, Ben Bradley, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown & Luke Taylor

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Tory education secretary Gillian Keegan, Reform UK's Ben Bradley, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Lib Dem MP Luke Taylor.

Feb 17, 202650 min

Kirsty Buchanan, Sebastian Salek, Emma Best & Rachel Shabi

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Daily Telegraph political news editor Kirsty Buchanan, Labour local councillor Sebastian Salek, the Conservatives' deputy leader on the London Assembly Emma Best, plus the journalist and author Rachel Shabi.

Feb 16, 202652 min

Calvin Bailey, Paul Scully, Andrew Fisher & Emma Woolf

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Calvin Bailey, former Conservative minister Paul Scully, former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher, plus the author and broadcaster Emma Woolf.

Feb 12, 202650 min

Florence Eshalomi, Laila Cunningham, Tim Loughton

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Florence Eshalomi, Reform UK London Mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham and former Conservative minister Tim Loughton.

Feb 11, 202650 min

Baroness Arlene Foster, Tan Dhesi, Dr Alan Mendoza & Anne McElvoy

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Northern Ireland First Minister Baroness Arlene Foster, Labour MP Tan Dhesi, security commentator and Reform UK councillor Dr Alan Mendoza, plus the political journalist and podcaster Anne McElvoy.

Feb 10, 202651 min

Sharon Gaffka, Catherine Atkinson, Bradley Thomas & James Hanson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the campaigner and former Love Island contestant Sharon Gaffka, MPs Catherine Atkinson from Labour and Bradley Thomas from the Conservatives, plus LBC presenter James Hanson.

Feb 9, 202651 min

Caroline Flint, Ben Habib, Ella Whelan & Bethany Dawson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Labour minister Caroline Flint, Advance UK leader Ben Habib, the Daily Telegraph columnist Ella Whelan, plus the POLITICO journalist Bethany Dawson.

Feb 5, 202652 min

Mike Reader, Sir Ashley Fox, Dr Charlotte Proudman & Lauren McEvatt

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Mike Reader from Labour and Sir Ashley Fox from the Conservatives, the human rights barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman, plus the commentator and former Tory adviser Lauren McEvatt.

Feb 4, 202652 min

Gordon McKee, Sarah Pochin, Josh Babarinde & Lucy Fisher

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Gordon McKee from Labour, Sarah Pochin from Reform UK and Josh Babarinde from the Liberal Democrats, plus the Financial Times political journalist Lucy Fisher.

Feb 3, 202651 min

Sir Simon Jenkins, Laura Beveridge, Catherine McKinnell & Lincoln Jopp

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are The Guardian columnist Sir Simon Jenkins, PoliticsJOE correspondent Laura Beveridge, plus MPs Catherine McKinnell from Labour and Lincoln Jopp from the Conservatives.

Feb 2, 202652 min

US affairs special: Larry Sanders, Jennifer Ewing, Jamie Klingler & Tom Rivers

Joining Iain Dale on a US affairs-focused edition of Cross Question are Senator Bernie Sanders' brother Larry Sanders, Republicans Overseas spokesperson Jennifer Ewing, Democrats Abroad campaigner Jamie Klingler, plus the broadcaster Tom Rivers.

Jan 29, 202653 min

Lord Eric Pickles, Silkie Carlo, Paul Richards & James Starkie

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Cabinet minister Lord Eric Pickles, Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo, plus the former Labour adviser Paul Richards and former Conservative adviser James Starkie.

Jan 28, 202652 min

Natalie Fleet, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst & Jo Tanner

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Natalie Fleet from Labour and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst from the Conservatives, disability rights campaigner and multiple times Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, plus political strategist Jo Tanner.

Jan 27, 202650 min

Sir Andrew Mitchell, Paul Mason, Rachel Blake & Andrew Gold

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Sir Andrew Mitchell, journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason, Labour MP Rachel Blake, plus the 'Heretics' podcast host Andrew Gold.

Jan 26, 202651 min

Emily Sheffield, Steve Baker, Baroness Mary Bousted & Baroness Natalie Bennett

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the columnist Emily Sheffield, former Conservative minister Steve Baker, plus two members of the House of Lords: Mary Bousted from Labour and Natalie Bennett from the Green Party.

Jan 22, 202650 min

Rachael Maskell, Victoria Atkins, James Schneider & Tim Stanley

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Rachael Maskell, Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Victoria Atkins, long-time Jeremy Corbyn adviser James Schneider, plus the Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.

Jan 21, 202651 min

Andrew Griffith, Zoë Garbett, Richard Farleigh & Imarn Ayton

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservatives' Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith, Green Party London Assembly member Zoë Garbett, entrepreneur and author Richard Farleigh, and the anti-racism activist Imarn Ayton.

Jan 20, 202652 min

Jeevun Sandher, Layla Moran, Lord Kulveer Ranger & Emily Hewertson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Jeevun Sander from Labour and Layla Moran from the Liberal Democrats, Conservative peer Lord Kulveer Ranger, plus the commentator Emily Hewertson.

Jan 19, 202650 min

Lord Simon Hart, Munira Wilson, Steve Brine & Jonathan Lis

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Conservative Chief Whip Lord Simon Hart, Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson, former Tory Health Minister Steve Brine, plus political commentator Jonathan Lis.

Jan 15, 202651 min

Stella Creasy, Sir Brandon Lewis, Annabel Denham & Dom Joly

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour MP Stella Creasy, former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir Brandon Lewis, the Daily Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham, plus the comedian and broadcaster Dom Joly.

Jan 14, 202653 min

Jake Richards, Lord Mark Harper, Jo Grady & Poppy Coburn

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Justice Minister Jake Richards from Labour, Conservative peer and former Cabinet minister Lord Mark Harper, the University and College Union's General Secretary Jo Grady, and the Daily Telegraph's Poppy Coburn.

Jan 13, 202650 min

Andrew Bowie, Helena Dollimore, Hashi Mohamed & Reem Ibrahim

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Andrew Bowie, Labour MP Helena Dollimore, barrister and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed, and the Institute of Economic Affairs think-tank's Reem Ibrahim.

Jan 12, 202651 min

LBC Presenters' Special: Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Rachel Johnson & Ali Miraj

On the first Thursday edition of Cross Question, Iain hosts an LBC presenters' special, joined by Lewis Goodall, Shelagh Fogarty, Rachel Johnson, and Ali Miraj.

Jan 8, 202653 min

Catherine West, Zoe Gardner, Ian Birrell & Robin Swann

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and former foreign affairs minister Catherine West, campaigner and member of the Stop Trump Coalition Zoe Gardner, foreign correspondent and former Cameron adviser Ian Birrell and Ulster Unionist Party MP Robin Swann.

Jan 7, 202653 min

Alex Burghart, Luke Charters, Lara Brown & Christina Patterson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart, Labour MP Luke Charters, The Spectator's Lara Brown, plus the journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson.

Jan 6, 202653 min

Alex Ballinger, George Freeman, John Nicolson & Cindy Yu

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question - which is now on air Mondays to Thursdays - are MPs Alex Ballinger from Labour and George Freeman from the Conservatives, broadcaster and former SNP MP John Nicolson, plus The Times columnist Cindy Yu.

Jan 5, 202652 min

Andrew Rosindell, Ben Maguire, Dr Tessa Dunlop & Samuel Kasumu

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Andrew Rosindell, Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Ben Maguire, historian and broadcaster Dr Tessa Dunlop and the social entrepreneur Samuel Kasumu.

Dec 17, 202552 min

Charlotte Nichols, Sarah Bool, Baroness Jenny Jones & Guto Harri

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Charlotte Nichols from Labour and Sarah Bool from the Conservatives, Baroness Jenny Jones from the Green Party and the former adviser to Boris Johnson, Guto Harri.

Dec 16, 202553 min

Richard Holden, Tony Vaughan, Salma Shah & Polly Toynbee

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservatives' Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden, Labour MP Tony Vaughan, political commentator Salma Shah and The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.

Dec 15, 202555 min

Josh Simons, Sir John Redwood, Judith McMinn & Benedict Spence

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour's Cabinet Office Minister Josh Simons, former Conservative Cabinet Minister Sir John Redwood, the tech entrepreneur Judith McMinn and the political commentator Benedict Spence.

Dec 10, 202554 min

Ali Milani, Harriet Cross, Will Stone & Phoebe Arslanagić-Little

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour Muslim Network chair Ali Milani, MPs Harriet Cross from the Conservatives and Will Stone from Labour, and the think-tanker Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.

Dec 9, 202553 min

Justine Greening, Dame Chi Onwurah, Anna Sabine & James Heale

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Education Secretary Justine Greening, Labour MP Dame Chi Onwurah, Anna Sabine from the Liberal Democrats & The Spectator's James Heale.

Dec 8, 202552 min

Chris Curtis, Theresa Villiers, Jim Shannon & Matthew Torbitt

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Chris Curtis, former Conservative Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers, Democratic Unionist Party MP Jim Shannon and the homelessness campaigner Matthew Torbitt.

Dec 3, 202553 min

Dorothy Byrne, Andrew Pakes, Emma Revell & Tom Skinner

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Channel 4's former Head of News Dorothy Byrne, Labour MP Andrew Pakes, the Centre for Policy Studies' Emma Revell and the former Conservative adviser Tom Skinner.

Dec 2, 202551 min

Polly Billington, Carl Cashman, Lord Robert Hayward & Henry Hill

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Polly Billington, the Liberal Democrats' group leader in Liverpool Carl Cashman, Conservative peer Lord Robert Hayward and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.

Dec 1, 202551 min

Dan Tomlinson, Dame Harriett Baldwin, Paul Nowak & Fraser Nelson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Exchequer secretary to the Treasury Dan Tomlinson, Shadow business minister Dame Harriett Baldwin, General secretary of the Trades Union Congress Paul Nowak and Columnist for The Times Fraser Nelson.

Nov 26, 202551 min

Shevaun Haviland, Kezia Dugdale, Graham Stuart & Camilla Turner

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the British Chambers of Commerce's Director General Shevaun Haviland, former Scottish Labour Party leader Kezia Dugdale, Conservative MP Graham Stuart and the Sunday Telegraph's Political Editor Camilla Turner.

Nov 25, 202553 min

Catherine Atkinson, Dr Luke Evans, Edward Morello & Angela Epstein

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Catherine Atkinson from Labour, Dr Luke Evans from the Conservatives and Edward Morello from the Liberal Democrats, plus the journalist and broadcaster Angela Epstein.

Nov 24, 202555 min

Lucy Frazer, Jim Murphy, Charlotte Pickles & Liam O'Dell

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Cabinet ministers Lucy Frazer and former Labour Cabinet minister Jim Murphy, along with Re:Start think-tank director Charlotte Pickles and journalist and disability rights campaigner Liam O'Dell.

Nov 19, 202553 min

Alex Sobel, Sir John Hayes, Alys Denby & Mathew Hulbert

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative MP Sir John Hayes, Alys Denby from the business newspaper City AM and the political commentator and Liberal Democrat activist Mathew Hulbert.

Nov 18, 202552 min

Business Special: Gina Miller, Steve Perez, Kiki McDonough and Richard Browning

Joining Iain Dale for a business-themed special edition of Cross Question are the wealth manager Gina Miller, drinks producer boss and hotelier Steve Perez, fine jeweller Kiki McDonough and the inventor and entrepreneur Richard Browning.

Nov 17, 202551 min

Stephen Kinnock, James Reed, Sir Ranil Jayawardena & Zoe Williams

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour Health Minister Stephen Kinnock, James Reed of the employment agency Reed, former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir Ranil Jayawardena and The Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

Nov 12, 202554 min

Tom Slater, Rachel Cunliffe, Natasha Irons & Sir Alec Shelbrooke

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Spiked Online editor Tom Slater, the New Statesman's associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe, Labour MP Natasha Irons and the Conservative MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke.

Nov 11, 202552 min

Siân Berry, Lord James Bethell, Lucy Harris & Matthew Stadlen

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Green Party MP Siân Berry, Conservative peer Lord James Bethell, former Brexit Party and Conservative MEP Lucy Harris and the political commentator Matthew Stadlen.

Nov 10, 202551 min

Rosie Wrighting, Bradley Thomas, Steve Wright & Kirsty Buchanan

Joining Ali Miraj on Cross Question are the Labour MP Rosie Wrighting, Conservative MP Bradley Thomas, the Fire Brigades Union's General Secretary Steve Wright and the political commentator Kirsty Buchanan.

Nov 5, 202553 min

Danny Sriskandarajah, Alex Wilson, Ann Davies & Lauren McEvatt

Joining Ali Miraj on Cross Question are the New Economics Foundation think-tank's chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies and the former Conservative political adviser Lauren McEvatt.

Nov 4, 202551 min

Greg Hands, James Frith, Baroness Claire Fox & John Crace

Joining Ali Miraj on Cross Question are the former Conservative MP and minister Greg Hands, Labour MP James Frith, non-affiliated peer Baroness Claire Fox and The Guardian's parliamentary sketch writer John Crace.

Nov 3, 202551 min

Chris Murray, Greg Smith, Timandra Harkness & Aggie Chambré

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.

Oct 29, 202553 min