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Iain Dale - The Whole Show

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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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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Did Trump just cave? 09.04.2025

Did Trump just cave? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Bobby Dean, former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington, free markets campaigner Aman Bhogal and foreign affairs journalist Ian Birrell.

Why won't government stop Birmingham's rubbish crisis? 08.04.2025

Why won't government stop Birmingham's rubbish crisis? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Polly Billington, former Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, podcaster Jemma Forte and Express journalist Conor Wilson.

How bad is the crime on your train? 07.04.2025

How bad is the crime on your train? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mike Tapp, Green MP Ellie Chowns, Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley and LBC's Aggie Chambre.

Do Trump's tariffs prove Brexiteers right? 03.04.2025

Do Trump's tariffs prove Brexiteers right? Plus, journalist Ash Sarkar takes your calls on her new book.

Trump hits UK with 10% tariff! 02.04.2025

Trump hits UK with 10% tariff! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rachel Taylor, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, barrister and commentator Hashi Mohamed and the FT's Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher.

Should the PM fight back against Trump's tariffs? 01.04.2025

Should the PM fight back against Trump's tariffs? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Satvir Kaur, Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale, The Spectator's William Atkinson and satirist Aid Thompsin.

Will Marine Le Pen's conviction help her cause? 31.03.2025

Will Marine Le Pen's conviction help her cause? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Wales secretary and Labour MP Jo Stevens, former Tory MP Mark Field, political commentator Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and Christian Calgie from the Express.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks exclusively to Iain following her Spring Statement 26.03.2025

Iain sits down with the Chancellor Rachel Reeves inside her Downing Street office for an exclusive interview, following her Spring Statement. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservatives' Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Richard Fuller, Labour MP and Treasury Select Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier, Bloomberg economics journalist Stephanie Flanders and the businessman and market...

Do the rich pay enough tax? 25.03.2025

Do the rich pay enough tax? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP who was in Corbyn's shadow cabinet Richard Burgon, Conservative MP and shadow foreign minister Wendy Morton, former Scottish Labour leader turned academic Kezia Dugdale and political comms strategist and former Boris Johnson adviser Jo Tanner.

Has Labour forgotten its roots? 20.03.2025

Has Labour forgotten its roots?

How should the UK react as Israel breaks the Gaza ceasefire? 19.03.2025

How should the UK react as Israel breaks the Gaza ceasefire? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP George Freeman, social mobility campaigner and former Tory cabinet minister Justine Greening and political commentator and former adviser to Labour MPs Matthew Torbitt.

Will Trump trust Putin? 18.03.2025

Will Trump trust Putin? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges and broadcaster Edward Adoo.

Should the government 'clamp down' on benefits? 17.03.2025

Should the government 'clamp down' on benefits?

Satuday 15th March 16.03.2025

Satuday 15th March

Why has the government axed the world's biggest quango? 13.03.2025

Why has the government axed the world's biggest quango?

Is Reform UK in trouble? 12.03.2025

Is Reform UK in trouble? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman and crossbench peer Lord Bilimoria, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Labour MP Luke Charters and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.

Will Putin accept a ceasefire proposal? 11.03.2025

Will Putin accept a ceasefire proposal? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman, Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson, Labour MP Will Stone and former Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski.

How do we keep children safe online? 10.03.2025

How do we keep children safe online? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, jeweller and businesswoman Kiki McDonough, Conservative MP Rebecca Smith and former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher.

Why are agencies like the Sentencing Council allowed to handle key issues like criminal sentencing policy? 06.03.2025

Why are agencies like the Sentencing Council allowed to handle key issues like criminal sentencing policy? Plus 'Question Marks' sees LBC's US Correspondent Simon Marks takes your calls on all things Trump.

Which public spending would you cut first? 05.03.2025

Which public spending would you cut first? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative minister Dame Tracey Crouch, Labour MP Natalie Fleet, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop and The Spectator's James Heale.

Does JD Vance respect the UK? 04.03.2025

Does JD Vance respect the UK? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Josh Simons, Conservative peer and former defence minister Lord Robathan, theatre director Jude Kelly and Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times.

Can Trump's America still be relied upon as a dependable ally? 03.03.2025

Can Trump's America still be relied upon as a dependable ally? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP and defence spokesperson Helen Maguire, former Conservative MP and Chief Whip Simon Hart, the Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and LBC's Political Correspondent Aggie Chambre.

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump hit it off! 27.02.2025

Everything you need to hear as the prime minister comes face to face with President Trump.

Why don't kids read anymore? 26.02.2025

Why don't kids read anymore? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Yuan Yang, Conservative MP and shadow farming minister Robbie Moore, former Corbyn adviser James Schneider and former Farage adviser Gawain Towler.

Is the PM right to cut foreign aid to boost defence? 25.02.2025

Is the PM right to cut foreign aid to boost defence? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox, podcaster Marina Purkiss and commentator Samuel Kasumu.

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