Iain Dale - The Whole Show

Is now the right time to cut taxes?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and chair of the One Nation group of backbench Tories Damian Green, Labour MP Nadia Whittome, social commentator and author Nels Abbey and Annabel Denham from the Telegraph.

Are the Tories heading for total wipeout?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP and former Westminster leader Ian Blackford, Conservative MP and former minister Vicky Ford, barrister and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed and Reform UK's candidate for Mayor of London Howard Cox.

Simon Marks takes your US election questions!

Is it for politicians to tell protesters they've 'made their point'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are housing minister and Conservative MP Lee Rowley, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, shadow Cabinet Office minister and Labour peer Baroness Chapman and Adam Hawksbee from the Onward think tank.

Does the Conservative Party have an Islamophobia problem?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Katherine Fletcher, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former race adviser to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu and Lib Dem MP and chief whip Wendy Chamberlain.

How do we stop our prisons filling up?Plus, joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening to talk about the Tories kicking out Lee Anderson, and much else besides, are political sketchwriter for the Daily Mail Quentin Letts, Conservative MP Anna Firth, chair of the Labour Muslim Network Ali Milani and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh.

Is Parliament giving in to extremists?Plus: we talk defence with journalist and British Army reservist Peter Apps - he takes your calls about his book: 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'.

Chaos in the Commons over the ceasefire vote - is the speaker in trouble?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, Conservative MP Matt Warman, social activist Nimco Ali and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.

Could the UK defend the Falklands?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Sir Conor Burns, SNP MP and cabinet office spokesperson Kirsty Blackman, Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and Rob Blackie, the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London.

Has Israel gone too far?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP and minister Caroline Flint, Conservative MP and chair of the environment committee Sir Robert Goodwill, LBC presenter Natasha Devon and commentator Angela Epstein.

David Cameron vs the Republicans, small business clinic and surname discrimination

Protesters target Tory MP's home and do younger people enjoy Valentine's Day?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative police and crime commissioner for Bedfordshire Festus Akinbusoye, broadcaster and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Josh Babarinde and Emma Revell from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.

Broadcasting legend Steve Wright dies at 69Joining Iain Dale on a special edition of Cross Question focusing on foreign affairs are former UK ambassador to the US Lord Darroch, defence and security expert Professor Michael Clarke, journalist, broadcaster and founder of the China Dialogue Trust Isabel Hilton and former Middle East minister Alistair Burt.

Labour under fire over Rochdale candidate comments and is Trump a threat to peace?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster and DJ Liz Kershaw, Josh Simons from the Labour Together think tank, independent London mayoral candidate Rayhan Haque and political commentator Suzanne Evans.

Starmer drops his green investment pledge and Putin's 'number one enemy' takes your calls

Plans to fix the dental crisis and ignoring calls from your bossJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Bennett, Conservative MP and former chief whip Wendy Morton, broadcaster Paul Mason and political commentator Benedict Spence.

Loopholes in our asylum system and naughty kidsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former cabinet minister Baroness Morgan, Labour MP and former leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey, FT journalist Jim Pickard and businessman David Buik.

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.