Iain Dale - The Whole Show

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 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.

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

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.