Iain Dale is joined by a panel of senior politicians and commentators to answer listener questions on the biggest stories of the week.
George Monbiot, Dame Diana Johnson, Aaron Bell & Sarah Southern
Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by environmental activist and Guardian columnist George Monbiot, Labour MP and Home Affairs Committee Chair Dame Diana Johnson, Conservative MP Aaron Bell and former Cameron adviser turned career coach Sarah Southern.
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49:57 | 07/06/2023 | |
Alex Phillips, Rachel Shabi & David Simmonds
Ali Miraj sits in and is joined by Reform UK policy advisor Alex Phillips, journalist Rachel Shabi and Conservative MP David Simmonds.
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51:28 | 06/06/2023 | |
Justin Madders, Zoë Grünewald, Sir Robert Goodwill & Ryan Shorthouse
Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour's Shadow Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders, New Statesman political reporter Zoë Grünewald, Conservative MP Sir Robert Goodwill and Ryan Shorthouse from the centre-right Bright Blue think tank.
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52:39 | 05/06/2023 | |
Susan Hall, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Siân Berry & Lucy Fisher
Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Susan Hall, who's running to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former Green Party leader Siân Berry and Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times Lucy Fisher.
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47:51 | 31/05/2023 | |
Luciana Berger, Rob Wilson, Alan Rusbridger & Adam Hawksbee
Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by former Labour MP Luciana Berger, former Conservative MP and minister Rob Wilson, editor of Prospect Magazine and former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and Adam Hawksbee from the Onward think tank.
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52:03 | 30/05/2023 | |
Paul Scully, Barry Gardiner, Amelia Womack & Harriet Sergeant
Ben Kentish sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Technology minister and Conservative MP Paul Scully, Labour MP Barry Gardiner, former Green Party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack and journalist Harriet Sergeant.
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52:38 | 24/05/2023 | |
Rachel Johnson, Alex Burghart, Afua Hagan & Wendy Chamberlain
Ben Kentish sits in and is joined on Cross Question by journalist and LBC presenter Rachel Johnson, Cabinet Office Minister and Conservative MP Alex Burghart, broadcaster Afua Hagan and Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain.
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49:56 | 23/05/2023 | |
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Jayne Ozanne, Lord David Willetts & Daniel Korski
Ben Kentish sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti, LGBT campaigner and evangelical Christian Jayne Ozanne, Conservative peer Lord Willetts and tech entrepreneur and former David Cameron adviser Daniel Korski, who wants to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London.
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52:23 | 22/05/2023 | |
Gina Miller, Richard Holden, Stephen Morgan & Kate Mansey
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Roads Minister and Conservative MP Richard Holden, Shadow Schools Minister and Labour MP Stephen Morgan and Assistant Editor at the Mail on Sunday Kate Mansey.
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52:49 | 17/05/2023 | |
Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Charlotte Proudman & Freddie Sayers
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, barrister Charlotte Proudman and Editor-in-Chief of UnHerd Freddie Sayers.
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48:29 | 16/05/2023 | |
Mary Creagh, Matt Warman, Polly Mackenzie & Tim Stanley
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP Mary Creagh, Conservative MP Matt Warman, political commentator Polly Mackenzie and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.
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52:01 | 15/05/2023 | |
Tim Loughton, Baroness Angela Smith, Linda Yueh & Justin Schlosberg
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour's Leader in the House of Lords Baroness Smith, economist Dr Linda Yueh and media commentator and academic Dr Justin Schlosberg.
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48:57 | 10/05/2023 | |
Charlotte Nichols, Nickie Aiken, Zack Polanksi & Henry Hill
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, Conservative MP Nickie Aiken, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.
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53:01 | 09/05/2023 | |
Inaya Folarin Iman, Jamie Driscoll, Sir Peter Bottomley & Oliver Kamm
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman, Labour's Mayor of North of Tyne Jamie Driscoll, Conservative MP and Father of the House Sir Peter Bottomley and journalist Oliver Kamm.
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52:39 | 03/05/2023 | |
John Penrose, Baroness Jenny Chapman, Zoe Strimpel & Kevin Craig
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP John Penrose, Labour's Baroness Chapman, Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and public relations expert Kevin Craig.
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53:52 | 02/05/2023 | |
Jonathan Gullis, Jacqui Smith, Alistair Carmichael & Jimmy McLoughlin
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Home Affairs Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael and former Downing Street adviser turned podcaster Jimmy McLoughlin.
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51:35 | 26/04/2023 | |
Christina McAnea, Lord Richard Harrington, Catherine West & Dan Hodges
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea, former Refugees Minister Lord Harrington, Shadow Asia Minister Catherine West & Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges.
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49:55 | 25/04/2023 | |
Jonn Elledge, Harriett Baldwin, Giles Kenningham & Dave Doogan
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and author Jonn Elledge, Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, former Cameron adviser Giles Kenningham and SNP MP Dave Doogan.
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49:01 | 24/04/2023 | |
Dame Angela Eagle, Greg Dyke, Tobias Ellwood & Ella Whelan
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle, former BBC Director-General Greg Dyke, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood and commentator Ella Whelan.
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53:54 | 19/04/2023 | |
Thangam Debbonaire, Kit Malthouse, Ian Dunt & Sophia Gaston
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire, Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Kit Malthouse, author and political commentator Ian Dunt and Head of Foreign Policy at the Policy Exchange think tank Sophia Gaston.
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52:18 | 18/04/2023 | |
Jeremy Corbyn, Nick Gibb, Sarah Olney & Samuel Kasumu
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Schools Minister Nick Gibb, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney & former advisor to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu.
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52:01 | 17/04/2023 | |
Baroness Tina Stowell, Sam Tarry, Sarah Southern & Scarlett MccGwire
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Baroness Stowell, Labour MP Sam Tarry, careers coach and former advisor to David Cameron Sarah Southern and former Labour comms expert Scarlett MccGwire.
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51:56 | 12/04/2023 | |
Baroness Natalie Bennett, Kate Andrews, Oli Dugmore & Phillip Blond
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green peer Baroness Bennett, the Spectator's Kate Andrews, JOE.co.uk's Oli Dugmore and former Cameron adviser Phillip Blond.
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49:38 | 11/04/2023 | |
Silkie Carlo, Baroness Olly Grender, Lord Robert Hayward & Ben Habib
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are civil liberties campaigner Silkie Carlo, Director of Communications for the Liberal Democrats Baroness Grender, Conservative peer and pollster Lord Hayward and businessman and Reform UK adviser Ben Habib.
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47:48 | 05/04/2023 | |
Heidi Alexander, Greg Swenson, Michael Walker & Andy Silvester
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour MP Heidi Alexander, Chair of Republicans Overseas UK Greg Swenson, Novara Media's Michael Walker and Editor of business newspaper City AM Andy Silvester.
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51:30 | 04/04/2023 | |
Lord Gavin Barwell, Steve Chalke, Alys Denby & John McTernan
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Barwell, Founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust and Baptist minister Steve Chalke, Deputy Editor of the commentary site CapX and political strategist John McTernan.
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52:12 | 03/04/2023 | |
Richard Holden, Daisy Cooper, Anita Boateng & Anne Longfield
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Road Minister Richard Holden, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper, political commentator Anita Boateng and Chair of the Commission on Young Lives Anne Longfield.
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51:11 | 29/03/2023 | |
David Davis, Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Alex Salmond & Noa Hoffman
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP David Davis, political activist and author Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Alba Party Leader Alex Salmond and The Sun's Noa Hoffman.
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50:44 | 28/03/2023 | |
Lisa Nandy, Sir Robert Buckland, Ben Nunn & Annabel Denham
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question Lisa Nandy, Conservative MP and former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland, former Labour Comms Director Ben Nunn & Deputy Comment Editor of the Daily Telegraph Annabel Denham.
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49:46 | 27/03/2023 | |
Bob Seely, Jim McMahon, Resham Kotecha & Aid Thompsin
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Bob Seely, Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon, Social Mobility Commissioner Resham Kotecha and satirist Aid Thompsin.
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52:31 | 22/03/2023 |