Iain Dale - The Whole Show

Boris Johnson slammed as Keir Starmer confronted by protestors shouting 'paedophile protector' & Cross Question. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Big Issue Founder Lord John Bird, columnist Kate Maltby, SNP MP John Nicolson & Chair of Conservative Young Women Ella Robertson McKay.

Four Senior Aides Resign from No.10 in 'Mass Exodus'

Government Levelling Up plan released, Cross Question & US troops deployed to Ukraine. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reclaim Deputy Leader Martin Daubney, Leader of the True & Fair Party Gina Miller, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar & the Academy of Ideas' Ella Whelan.

Investigation into Met Police officers reveals racism and misogyny, Cross Question & how do we stop grooming gangs? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, non-affiliated peer Claire Fox, Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran and financial commentator David Buik.

Boris Johnson apologises in wake of Sue Gray report & Cross Question. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, LBC Westminster Correspondent Ben Kentish, reality TV star Tom Skinner & Conservative MP Matt Warman.

Iain Dale in the Evening is broadcast on LBC Monday-Thursday 7-10pm. Each day kicks off with the LBC Newshour in the first hour and a phone-in on one of the big stories of the day in the final hour. 8-9pm Monday-Wednesday, it's ‘Cross Question’, LBCs weekly political panel debate show. Hear all of Iain’s show with the news, travel and breaks taken out.

Jobseekers told to widen their search or face benefit cuts, MCB Secretary General Zara Mohammed takes your calls & your reflections on Holocaust Memorial Day

Tom Lines called into Iain Dale’s radio show one evening and gave a brilliant five minute tutorial on the history of Ukraine. He was so good that dozens of listeners emailed, texted and tweeted to ask if they could hear more from him. So Iain invited him to record a podcast and this is the result. They talk about the history of Ukraine and the current situation.

Met Police will investigate Downing Street parties, Cross Question and should there be boots on the ground in Ukraine? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Comms Director for David Cameron Craig Oliver, Labour MP Alison McGovern, Chief Executive of Pink News David Cameron and political journalist Jo Phillips.

Ukraine-Russia continues to heat up, more Downing Street party claims & Cross Question Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former deputy PM Sir David Lidington, Conservative MP Dr Dan Poulter, CLASS Director Ellie-Mae O'Hagan & the Institute for Government's Alex Thomas.

TUC's Frances O'Grady Takes Your Calls, Cost of Living, & What Next for Russia and Ukraine?

Tory MP defects to Labour, Cross Question & Boris Johnson remains in control Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour Mayor of North of Tyne Jamie Driscoll, Conservative MP Jackie Doyle-Price, Chief Executive of Best of Britain Naomi Smith & Political Youtuber Mahyar Tousi.

Tensions with Russia heighten over Ukraine, Cross Question & is Boris Johnson making things better for himself? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP Pete Wishart, comedian and podcaster Dane Baptiste, politics professor Tim Bale and former Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe.

'Operation Red Meat', Cross Question & Treasury to write off £4bn+ of furlough fraud. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist & commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former Channel 4 News Editor-at-Large Dorothy Byrne, Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay & Bright Blue think tank director Ryan Shorthouse.

Exclusive interview with Barry Gardiner, Met Police wait for the Sue Gray inquiry & rocketing hospital waiting lists

Johnson apologises, Cross Question & do you accept the apology?

Labour calls for Boris Johnson to explain party email, Cross Question & should the PM resign?

Housebuilders told to remove unsafe cladding on low buildings, Cross Question & latest Downing Street party outrage Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour Emma Hardy, the Spectator's Business Editor Martin Vander Weyer, political commentator Suzanne Evans & OpenDemocracy columnist Laurie Macfarlane.

Lord Geidt criticises PM over No. 10 flat refurb, Molly Mae faces backlash over privileged comments on success & the gay cake row resurfaces

Keir Starmer reveals his 'contract' with the British people, Cross Question & is it sensible to make the law softer over cannabis? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour and Lib Dem MP Luciana Berger, Conservative MP Robert Halfon, Fran Darlington Pollock of The Equality Trust and political commentator Emma Webb.

Mark Drakeford vs Boris Johnson, Tony Blair says anti-vaxxers are 'idiots' and should cyclists be registered?

Chancellor announces measures to help businesses, Putin issues warning to NATO and have you turned vegan in 2021?

Cabinet decide not to bring in extra restrictions and should we care about the Downing Street cheese and wine photo?

Businesses request more financial support, Cross Question and why won't the Met Police investigate the Downing Street party?

Omicron case numbers soar, Cross Question and should the law be harsher on drink drivers?

MPs vote on new covid restrictions, Cross Question & what's your experience with our social services? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening on LBC are Labour MP Andy McDonald, Conservative MP Duncan Baker, mental health counsellor Richard Sefton and former Conservative advisor Claire Pearsall.

Sir Keir Starmer gives a public statement on the Omicron variant, Cross Question and has the government damaged trust in the covid rules? Joining Iain Dale for a special edition of Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Alistair Burt, political correspondent at the New Statesman Ailbhe Rea, environmental activist Donnachadh McCarthy and Frank Furedi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent

Metropolitan Police refuse to investigate Downing Street party and airport-style security to be introduced in prisons

Johnson adviser resigns over Downing Street party, Cross Question and is Plan B just a dead cat? Joining Iain Dale for a special edition of Cross Question this evening are Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Conservative MP Christian Wakeford, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, Byline Times' Adam Bienkov and former Conservative minister turned broadcaster Edwina Currie.

Labour call for Dominic Raab to resign over Afghanistan, Cross Question & Downing Street staff laugh about Christmas Party. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening on LBC are Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Conservative MP Stephen Hammond, broadcaster India Willoughby and former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher.

Why won't some people criticise the Chinese government? Exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law takes your calls and how have you dealt with grief?

Downing Street lockdown Christmas party row, Cross Question and is there a solution to small boats on the Channel? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening on LBC are Labour MP Richard Burgon, Director of the British Foreign Policy Group Sophia Gaston, comedian Geoff Norcott and Conservative MP Tim Loughton.

MPs vote for tougher mask rules, Cross Question and Tracey Crouch takes your calls Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Damian Green, Baroness Jenny Jones of the Green Party, comedian and podcaster Francis Foster and Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe.

Covid boosters for all, Cross Question & Labour reshuffle. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady, Conservative MP and former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, Labour MP Khalid Mahmood & Telegraph journalist Madeline Grant.

PM issues five-point plan to address migrant crossings, phone-in with Insulate Britain

Dozens drown after migrant boat sinks in Channel and Cross Question. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman and philanthropist John Caudwell, Master of Selwyn College at Cambridge Roger Mosey, journalist and author Rebecca Reid & women's rights campaigner Aisha Ali-Khan.

Anger over social care, Cross Question and how best to treat depression. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, commentator Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine and Die Welt's Stefanie Bolzen.

PM's bizarre speech to business leaders, Cross Question & what's it like growing up in care? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, Conservative peer Lord Vaizey, LBC presenter Natasha Devon and Ben Habib, businessman and former Brexit Party MEP.

HS2 Leeds extension scrapped, Trans Awareness Week & should we consider tighter restrictions for unvaccinated people?

Nine Insulate Britain activists jailed, Cross Question & Iain speaks with Gyles Brandreth Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are legendary journalist Michael Crick, Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin and Benjamin Butterworth, Late Editor at the i newspaper.

Cricketer Azeem Rafiq speaks about the racism he faced, Cross Question & is the PM right to clamp down on consulting MPs? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Mark Harper, Liberal Democrat MP and Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain, Guardian columnist Owen Jones and conservative commentator Jo-Anne Nadler.

UK terror threat level raised, Cross Question & should we return the Parthenon marbles? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP Richard Thomson, Conservative commentator Samantha Smith, businesswoman and climate scientist Juliet Davenport and Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times Sebastian Payne.

Have you experienced problems with the NHS?

COP26 draft agreement published, Cross Question & what's your experience of AIDS and HIV? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are barrister Charlotte Proudman, Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, Daily Mail Deputy Political Editor John Stevens and Green Party politician Shahrar Ali.

Sir Geoffrey Cox criticised for second job, Cross Question and should vaccines be mandatory for NHS staff? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Baroness Kate Hoey, Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper and Gordon Rayner, Associate Editor of the Daily Telegraph.

MPs debate lobbying, Cross Question and should MPs be allowed second jobs? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney, Director of the CLASS think tank Ellie-Mae O'Hagan, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance John O'Connell & the Onward think tank's Francesca Fraser.

MPs vote against suspension of Owen Paterson, Cross Question and have your racism concerns been taken seriously? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Alun Cairns, Labour MSP Katy Clark, the Triggernometry podcast's Konstantin Kisin & the Guardian's Joseph Harker.

Boris Johnson is 'cautiously optimistic' on climate progress, Cross Question & how often do you come across accessibility problems for disabled people? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Stephen Timms, journalist Ash Sarkar, historian Tim Stanley and Conservative peer Lord Kevin Shinkwin.

COP26 begins, Cross Question & how do we deal with prison overpopulation? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Lib Dem peer Baroness Lynne Featherstone, SNP MP Alisson Thewliss, Conservative MP John Lamont & Mail on Sunday Assistant Editor Kate Mansey.

The middle squeezed by the budget and how should the UK handle the French fishing row?