Iain Dale - The Whole Show
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Have you ever told someone they're too old to drive?
More information reported about Chris Kaba's past and have you ever had to tell an elderly parent they shouldn't drive anymore?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Jake Richards, political commentator Jo Tanner, Conservative MP George Freeman and barrister Dr Sam Fowles.
Should Starmer open talks over reparations?
Should Starmer open talks over reparations? And experts take your calls on osteoporosis.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Emily Thornberry, Reform UK MP and deputy leader Richard Tice, social mobility campaigner and former Conservative education secretary Justine Greening and rabbi and author Dr Jonathan Romain.
Is it smart to bring back HS2?
Is it smart to bring back HS2?Plus, a phone in on poverty in modern Britain with Big Issue founder Lord Bird and campaigner Matthew Torbitt. And how widespread is the old-fashioned attitude that having children should somehow hold women back?
Controversy over England getting a German football manager & how do we fix our universities?
Controversy over England getting a German football manager & how do we fix our universities?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are shadow development minister and Conservative MP Dame Harriett Baldwin, Green MP Ellie Chowns, journalist and broadcaster Isabel Hilton and Henry Newman, former adviser to Boris Johnson.
Should we offer weight loss jabs to unemployed obese people?
Should we offer weight loss jabs to unemployed obese people? And how old is too old to have children?Joining Iain on Cross Question this evening are businessman James Reed, Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, former Tory MP and minister Dame Andrea Leadsom and journalist Luke McGee.
Do we learn enough about black history?
Is the Labour government having to abandon its principles - and do we learn enough about black history?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski, former Tory MP Anna Firth, long-time adviser to Nigel Farage Gawain Towler and Observer columnist Martha Gill.
Israel's ambassador to the UK takes your calls
The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, joins Iain for an exclusive LBC phone-in.
Was dumping James Cleverly a mistake by Tory MPs?
Was dumping James Cleverly a mistake by Tory MPs?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Stella Creasy, former Conservative MP and minister Steve Baker, broadcaster Jemma Forte and founder of ConservativeHome Tim Montgomerie.
Could the Tories possibly win the next election?
Could the Tories possibly win the next election?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are leader of the House of Commons and Labour MP Lucy Powell, Conservative peer and former minister Lord Willetts, the Spectator's Cindy Yu and the Guardian's John Crace - whose new book 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10' is out this week.
How the October 7th attacks changed the world - and Robert Jenrick takes your calls
How the October 7th attacks changed the world - and Robert Jenrick takes your callsIain is joined for Cross Question this evening by jeweller and businesswoman Kiki McDonough, Lib Dem chief whip and MP Wendy Chamberlain, Conservative MP and former chief whip Wendy Morton and home affairs commentator and former Yvette Cooper adviser Danny Shaw.
Do you support the decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius?
Do you support the decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius?Holocaust historian Professor Sir Richard J. Evans takes your calls on his landmark new book.Plus MPs are set to debate legalising assisted dying later this month.
How can the Tories make themselves relevant again?
How can the Tories make themselves relevant again?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are entrepreneur Robyn Scott, author and former Labour candidate Paul Richards, Conservative campaigner and broadcaster Albie Amankona and former Ed Miliband adviser Matthew Laza.
Sam Kiley joins Iain for in-depth coverage of Iran's missile attack on Israel
The international affairs analyst Sam Kiley joins Iain for in-depth coverage of Iran's missile attack on Israel.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening - along with Sam - are the former UK Middle East Minister Alistair Burt, the Israel-born journalist and author Rachel Shabi and the Liberal Democrats' Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney
If an Israeli invasion of Lebanon goes ahead, how should Britain and other western nations respond?
If an Israeli invasion of Lebanon goes ahead, how should Britain and other western nations respond?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from Birmingham - where the Conservative Party Conference is taking place - are the former Tory Cabinet Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the former Conservative policy advisor Tom Skinner and the pollster Scarlett Maguire.
Can the West have any influence on what Israel does?
Can the West have any influence on what Israel does?
Would invading another sovereign nation be a move from Israel which its allies simply cannot allow to go unchallenged?
The prospect of Israel invading Lebanon and Kemi Badenoch takes your callsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, economist and broadcaster Liam Halligan and the journalist and author Christina Patterson.
Are you convinced by the Prime Minister's pledge to rebuild the country?
Are you convinced by the Prime Minister's pledge to rebuild the country?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are the Technology and Culture Minister Sir Chris Bryant, the University and College Union General Secretary Jo Grady and the newly-elected Labour MP Calvin Bailey.
What does the government need to do during this conference to make you feel more upbeat about the future under Labour?
What does the government need to do during this conference to make you feel more upbeat about the future under Labour?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, this evening are the Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Communication Workers Union's General Secretary Dave Ward and the newly-elected Labour MP Mike Tapp.
What happens next between Israel and Lebanon?
What happens next between Israel and Lebanon?
Wes Streeting talks NHS reform and James Cleverly takes your calls on his campaign
Wes Streeting talks NHS reform and James Cleverly takes your calls on his campaignJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Baroness Morgan, Lib Dem MP Josh Babarinde, businessman and finance commentator David Buik and political commentator and former Labour adviser Scarlett MccGwire.
Grant Shapps takes your calls on defence and Tom Tugendhat takes your calls on his campaign
Grant Shapps takes your calls on defence and Tom Tugendhat takes your calls on his campaignJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour peer Baroness Hodge, Conservative former MP Theresa Villiers, campaigner Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and broadcaster and former Number 10 comms adviser Guto Harri.
Is the sentence for Huw Edwards too lenient?
Is the sentence for Huw Edwards too lenient?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Tory former MP and minister Paul Scully, journalist and former Mirror editor Alison Phillips, Labour MP Barry Gardiner and businessman Steve Rigby.
Are you glad to see the assisted dying bill introduced in the House of Lords?
With Councils struggling to cope with the rising cost of Special Educational Needs how are we supposed to fix this?and are you glad to see the assisted dying bill introduced in the House of Lords?Finally a delightful Open Phone-in to end the week
Is Netanyahu now personally damaging to Israel and its international reputation?
Is Netanyahu now personally damaging to Israel and its international reputation?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Unison General Secretary Christina McAnea, the Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, the newly-elected Green MP Dr Ellie Chowns, and The Times' senior political correspondent Geri Scott.
Should Labour think again on the two-child benefit cap?
Should Labour think again on the two-child benefit cap?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP chief whip Kirsty Blackman, newly-elected Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart, FT political editor George Parker and Sophia Gaston from the Policy Exchange think tank.
Question Marks: LBC's US correspondent takes your calls!
Question Marks: LBC's US correspondent takes your calls!Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative shadow transport minister Dr Kieran Mullan, Labour MP Josh Simons, political commentator Jo Phillips and Danny Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation think tank.
After the Leeds Riots, why do so many blame Multiculturalism?
After the Leeds Riots, why do so many blame Multiculturalism?and with Donald Trump saying he 'has god on his side'... What has god ever done for you?Finally a delightful Open Phone-in to end the week
Are Starmer's plans to tackle illegal migration sensible?
Are Starmer's plans to tackle illegal migration sensible?Plus Nusrit Mehtab, Former Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police takes your calls...
Did the new government show enough ambition in its first King's Speech?
Iain Dale hosts a special edition of Cross Question, with a panel made up entirely of newly-elected MPs: Labour's Satvir Kaur, the Conservatives' Lincoln Jopp, the Liberal Democrats' Bobby Dean and the Ulster Unionists' Robin Swann.
Should We Scrap the Two-Child Benefits Cap?
Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are Conservative Peer Lord David Willetts, SDLP MP Claire Hanna, Political Editor for The Sunday Telegraph Camilla Turner and Oliver Kamm a writer for The Times
Is it now all but guaranteed that Trump will win in November?
Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Conservative MP Danny Kruger, freelance home affairs journalist Lizzie Dearden, newly-elected Labour MP Jake Richards and Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank.
Should a Bank Holiday be held if England win Euro 2024?
Should a Bank Holiday be held if England win Euro 2024? Plus Alastair Campbell joins Iain live in the studio to take your calls.
Should we prioritise improving our Armed Forces over other public services?
Should the new government prioritise improving our Armed Forces over other public services?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Alba Party leader and former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the Conservatives' Shadow Science Secretary Andrew Griffith, former Labour political strategist John McTernan and Republicans Overseas UK spokesperson Jennifer Ewing.
How accommodating should Wes Streeting be towards striking junior doctors?
How accommodating should Wes Streeting be towards striking junior doctors?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the Trades Union Congress' General Secretary Paul Nowak, the former Conservative Education Secretary Justine Greening, Labour MP Rachael Maskell and Conservative peer and former Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones.
Are Labour right not to challenge Netanyahu's Arrest Warrant?
Are Labour right not to challenge Netanyahu's Arrest Warrant?Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question are the editor of The Spectator Fraser Nelson, Liberal Democrat MP and frontbencher Christine Jardine, Conservative MP and former minister George Freeman and the journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason.
Your reaction to the general election result
Your reaction to the general election result
What will Labour's first hundred days look like?
What will Labour's first hundred days look like?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, former Labour policy adviser Andrew Fisher, City AM's Alys Denby and pollster Joe Twyman.
Will Starmer be a 'part-time PM'?
Will Starmer be a 'part-time PM'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, Conservative peer Lord Bethell, Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney and former editor of the Financial Times Lionel Barber.
Smaller parties take your questions!
Smaller parties take your questions!Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by political commentator Femi Oluwole, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, former Labour comms adviser Scarlett MccGwire and historian and columnist Tim Stanley.
What good reason is there for Joe Biden NOT to drop out of US Presidential race?
What good reason is there for Joe Biden NOT to drop out of US Presidential race?
Rory Stewart takes your calls!
Podcaster and former Tory MP Rory Stewart takes your calls!Plus, phone-ins on Trump vs Biden and Ed Davey wanting to ban smoking but legalise cannabis.
Should politicians be banned from gambling on elections?
Should politicians be banned from gambling on elections?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are crossbench peer and businessman Lord Bilimoria, freelance journalist Zoë Grünewald, national chair of the Labour Muslim Network Ali Milani and former Conservative MP and Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt.
How could we bring down knife crime?
How could we bring down knife crime?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former education secretary Nicky Morgan, general secretary of the National Education Union Daniel Kebede, Green peer and former party leader Natalie Bennett and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.
Neil Kinnock takes your calls & has Farage blown it?
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock takes your calls & has Farage blown it?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and former Conservative adviser Charlie Rowley.
Will the Tory betting scandal change voters' minds?
Will the Tory betting scandal change voters' minds?Plus, a special LBC youth hustings with 18-21 year olds from across the political spectrum.
Is it all over for Rishi Sunak?
Is it all over for Rishi Sunak?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Bell Ribeiro-Addy, commentator Samuel Kasumu, Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Kramer and journalist Rachel Wearmouth.
Who's winning the debate on tax?
Who's winning the debate on tax?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour candidate Sir Stephen Timms, Sebastian Payne from the Onward think tank, broadcaster and author Christina Patterson and pollster James Johnson.
What do Reform UK mean by 'essential immigration'?
What do Reform UK mean by 'essential immigration'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed, Conservative David Simmonds, commentator Ella Whelan and clean energy entrepreneur Juliet Davenport.
Could this election be terminal for the Conservative Party?
Could this election be terminal for the Conservative Party?
Is Labour's manifesto exciting enough?
Is Labour's manifesto exciting enough?