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Mar 3, 2026 • 2h 30min

Is the special relationship dead - and if so, was it Donald or Keir who killed it?

Is the special relationship dead - and if so, was it Donald or Keir who killed it?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK campaigner and former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, the Conservatives' Shadow Treasury Minister James Wild, plus the TUC chief Paul Nowak
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Mar 2, 2026 • 2h 29min

Do you support how Keir Starmer has handled the opening stages of the conflict in Iran?

Do you support how Keir Starmer has handled the opening stages of the conflict in Iran?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Tom Hayes from Labour and Sir Bernard Jenkin from the Conservatives, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, plus the political journalist Zoë Grünewald.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 2h 28min

Call Kemi: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch takes LBC listeners' calls

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch joins Iain Dale for Call Kemi, taking questions from LBC listeners.Joining Iain on Cross Question are the business lobbyist Ros Morgan, MPs Callum Anderson from Labour and Tom Morrison from the Liberal Democrats, plus the non-affiliated peer Baroness Kate Hoey.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 2h 25min

Is the warning that the courts backlog won't be fixed for 10 years a sign that the government lacks ambition?

Is the warning that the courts backlog won't be fixed for 10 years a sign that the government lacks ambition?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt, Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill, TheArticle editor Daniel Johnson, plus the PoliticsHome reporter Tom Scotson.
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Feb 23, 2026 • 2h 26min

With net migration tumbling, is making it even harder for economic migrants to come here sensible?

With net migration tumbling, is making it even harder for economic migrants to come here sensible?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Mims Davies, Labour MP Polly Billington, The Times' leader writer Sebastian Payne, plus the Oasis Community Learning's founder the Reverend Steve Chalke.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 2h 27min

Reaction to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, plus should Britain assist any US strikes on Iran?

Reaction to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, plus should Britain assist any US strikes on Iran?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the New Statesman's senior associate editor Rachel Cunliffe, London Assembly members Keith Prince from Reform UK and Caroline Russell from the Green Party, plus the political commentator Nathaniel Ogunniyi.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 2h 28min

Green Party leader Zack Polanski takes LBC listeners' calls

Green Party leader Zack Polanski joins Iain Dale live in the LBC studio, to take calls from our listeners.Meanwhile, joining Iain on Cross Question are Labour activist and former Gogglebox star Josh Tapper, former UK ambassador to the US and the EU Lord Kim Darroch, former Conservative MP Anna Firth, plus the political commentator Anita Boateng.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 2h 25min

What do you make of Reform UK's top team?

What do you make of Reform UK's top team?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Tory education secretary Gillian Keegan, Reform UK's Ben Bradley, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Lib Dem MP Luke Taylor.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 2h 28min

Will the reversal of the cancellation of local elections be Starmer's final U-turn?

Will the reversal of the cancellation of local elections be Starmer's final U-turn?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Daily Telegraph political news editor Kirsty Buchanan, Labour local councillor Sebastian Salek, the Conservatives' deputy leader on the London Assembly Emma Best, plus the journalist and author Rachel Shabi.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 2h 27min

Should the BBC continue its legal fight with Donald Trump?

Should the BBC continue its legal fight with Donald Trump?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Calvin Bailey, former Conservative minister Paul Scully, former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher, plus the author and broadcaster Emma Woolf.

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