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Always punchy, always opinionated, you can find Iain Dale in the Evening live on LBC Monday to Thursday from 7pm. Cross Question, LBC's political panel debate show, features from Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday, a phone-in with top guests from the world of politics, academia, media and entertainment.
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Apr 30, 2025 • 2h 29min
Is net zero realistic?
Is net zero realistic?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill, former Conservative MP and minister Greg Hands, former Gogglebox star and Labour campaigner Josh Tapper and journalist and businessman Tim Hames.

Apr 29, 2025 • 2h 28min
Trump's first hundred days: tragedy or triumph?
Trump's (second) first hundred days: tragedy or triumph?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former first minister of Northern Ireland Baroness Foster, Labour MP Peter Prinsley, SNP MP Stephen Gethins and political commentator Samantha Smith.

Apr 28, 2025 • 2h 29min
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls!
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls!Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative peer Lord Ranger, City AM opinion editor Alys Denby and imam and broadcaster Ajmal Masroor.

Apr 24, 2025 • 2h 29min
Time to fine the headphone-dodgers?
Time to fine the headphone-dodgers?Plus, Jonathan Dimbleby takes your calls.

Apr 23, 2025 • 2h 29min
Is Trump giving up on peace in Ukraine?
Is Trump giving up on peace in Ukraine?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, former Conservative MP and minister Sir Robert Buckland, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and businessman and political commentator Lance Forman.

Apr 22, 2025 • 2h 29min
Is the government trying to copy Nigel Farage?
Is the government trying to copy Nigel Farage?Joining Iain Dale for this special edition of Cross Question to mark Earth Day are Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and clean energy businessman Michael Liebreich.

Apr 17, 2025 • 2h 31min
Do you have sympathy for teachers?
Do you have sympathy for teachers? Plus Frank Gardner tells us how about his experience traveling as a disabled person

Apr 16, 2025 • 2h 30min
What next for the trans debate?
Joanna Cherry, a barrister and former SNP MP, joins Frida Wallace, a passionate trans activist, for a compelling discussion about the significant Supreme Court ruling on gender definitions. Political commentator Scarlett Maguire and Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton weigh in on the ruling’s implications for trans rights and women's safety. Former MP Angela Knight adds depth to the conversation about the evolving landscape of LGBTQ+ rights, while Max Anderson discusses the intersection of these social issues with environmental and economic pressures, prompting a thought-provoking dialogue.

Apr 15, 2025 • 2h 30min
Is a bin strike coming to a town near you?
Is a bin strike coming to a town near you?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Christabel Cooper from the Labour Together think tank, Charlotte Pickles from the REFORM think tank, broadcaster and journalist Matthew Stadlen and political commentator Sarah Southern.

Apr 14, 2025 • 2h 25min
Is China a hostile state?
Is China a hostile state?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Paul Scully, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, former head of BBC TV news Roger Mosey and Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham.


