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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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Nov 20, 2023 • 2h 22min
Which taxes should be cut, Cross Question & at what age should a child be given a phone?
Which taxes should be cut, Cross Question & at what age should a child be given a phone?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, political commentator Tim Montgomerie, barrister Chris Daw KC and the Conservative MP Greg Smith.

Nov 9, 2023 • 2h 23min
PM under pressure to sack Suella Braverman, former head of the British Army Lord Dannatt takes your calls & will Donald Trump get another term?
PM under pressure to sack Suella Braverman, former head of the British Army Lord Dannatt takes your calls & will Donald Trump get another term?

Nov 8, 2023 • 2h 22min
Rishi Sunak accepts pro-Palestine march will go ahead on Armistice Day, Cross Question & why are British women the most likely to binge drink?
Rishi Sunak accepts pro-Palestine march will go ahead on Armistice Day, Cross Question & why are British women the most likely to binge drink?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are PoliticsHome political reporter Nadine Batchelor-Hunt, Editor-in-Chief of the UnHerd site Freddie Sayers, Labour's Leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith and Conservative MP David Simmonds.

Nov 7, 2023 • 2h 24min
King's Speech falls a bit flat, Cross Question & why is the ban on conversion therapy not going ahead?
King's Speech falls a bit flat, Cross Question & why is the ban on conversion therapy not going ahead?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Heather Wheeler, New European Editor-at-Large Matt d'Ancona, Labour MP Barry Gardiner and broadcaster Angela Epstein.

Nov 6, 2023 • 2h 22min
Suella Braverman says rough sleeping is a 'lifestyle choice', Cross Question & new plans for 40% of train services to run during strikes
Suella Braverman says rough sleeping is a 'lifestyle choice', Cross Question & new plans for 40% of train services to run during strikesJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Lucy Powell, businessman Juergen Maier, Conservative peer and former Health Minister Lord Bethell and the FT's Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher.

Nov 2, 2023 • 2h 22min
Israeli troops reach Gaza City, Judge Nicholas Mostyn takes your calls on Parkinson's & is the Cockney accent disappearing?
Israeli troops reach Gaza City, Judge Nicholas Mostyn takes your calls on Parkinson's & is the Cockney accent disappearing?

Nov 1, 2023 • 2h 22min
Italian PM says world leaders are 'tired' of Ukraine, Cross Question & does the NHS need more private sector help?
Italian PM says world leaders are 'tired' of Ukraine, Cross Question & does the NHS need more private sector help?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are political commentator Salma Shah, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, Sam Freedman from the Institute for Government and former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington.

Oct 31, 2023 • 2h 26min
Covid enquiry turns ugly, Cross Question, working parents criticised & extended interview with the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK
Covid enquiry turns ugly, Cross Question, working parents criticised & extended interview with the Palestinian Ambassador to the UKJoining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are Mail columnist Sarah Vine, Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson and Zoë Grünewald from the New Statesman.

Oct 30, 2023 • 2h 21min
Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire in Gaza, Cross Question & do you live in a dental desert?
Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire in Gaza, Cross Question & do you live in a dental desert?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Tim Loughton, former Labour MP Mary Creagh, LBC presenter and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon & Will Atkinson from ConservativeHome.

Oct 28, 2023 • 2h 23min
Signal and internet in Gaza lost as Israel steps up attempts to rout out Hamas
Iain sits in for Matt Frei on Saturday mid-morning, and speaks to Matt in Tel Aviv, a former Deputy Commander of the IDF in Gaza Amir Avivi, the former de facto UK Ambassador of the Palestinian Territories Sir Vincent Fean and leading defence expert Shashank Joshi.He also takes your calls, including those from Palestinians who were born in Gaza fearing for the safety of their relatives still in the strip.


