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Row over the laws on abortion, Cross Question & should the PM take vaping seriously?
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 marriage
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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
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?
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?
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 calls
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?
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?
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?
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
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
'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' over- or under-used?
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?
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?
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?
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 Belfast
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 Israel
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?
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?
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?
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 & your reaction, plus 20 years since the Iraq War began
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 Gray
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.