Iain Dale - The Whole Show

Recent episodes

1. How are the conditions we're experiencing this summer affecting your view of how we fight climate change?

   Jul 30, 20262 hr 29 min

   How are the conditions we're experiencing this summer affecting your view of how we fight climate change? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Liberal Democrat trade spokesperson Josh Reynolds, manufacturing sector businessman John Elliott, Green Party London Assembly member Caroline Russell, plus political commentator Sarah Southern.

2. How should reforms to social care be paid for?

   Jul 29, 20262 hr 29 min

   How should reforms to social care be paid for? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Rachel Blake from Labour and David Mundell from the Conservatives, the Green New Deal Rising campaign's Hannah Martin, plus LBC presenter Henry Riley.

3. How long will Labour's 'Burnham bounce' last for?

   Jul 28, 20262 hr 28 min

   How long will Labour's 'Burnham bounce' last for? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former former Conservative Cabinet minister Dame Theresa Villiers, fine jeweller Kiki McDonough, transport journalist Christian Wolmar, plus long-time Jeremy Corbyn adviser James Schneider.

4. Is our welfare system just too generous to be sustainable?

   Jul 27, 20262 hr 28 min

   Is our welfare system just too generous to be sustainable? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, Conservative local councillor and former London Assembly member Tony Devenish, plus businessman Kiran Fothergill.

5. Is Andy Burnham right to halt the prisoner early release programme?

   Jul 23, 20262 hr 30 min

   Is Andy Burnham right to halt the prisoner early release programme? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, commentator and former town mayor Andy Preston, businessman Tony Earnshaw, plus Zeteo UK's Political Editor Shehab Khan.

6. Should Ed Miliband's public criticisms of Donald Trump have made him unsuitable to be the Foreign Secretary?

   Jul 21, 20262 hr 29 min

   Should Ed Miliband's public criticisms of Donald Trump have made him unsuitable to be the Foreign Secretary? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Common Wealth think-tank director and 'Manchesterism' analyst Mathew Lawrence, the British Chambers of Commerce's Director-General Shevaun Haviland, the Daily Express' deputy editor-in-chief Sam Lister, plus The i newspaper's senior reporter Benjamin Butterworth.

7. Can Andy Burnham restore hope to this country and unite it again?

   Jul 20, 20262 hr 30 min

   Can Andy Burnham restore hope to this country and unite it again? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Cabinet ministers Jim Murphy from Labour, Lord Mark Harper from the Conservatives and Sir Vince Cable from the Liberal Democrats, plus the Politico journalist Anne McElvoy.

8. What will Andy Burnham's biggest challenge be when he takes over as Prime Minister?

   Jul 16, 20262 hr 31 min

   What will Andy Burnham's biggest challenge be when he takes over as Prime Minister? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the journalist and broadcaster Afua Hagan, the political commentator Anita Boateng, trade unionist Chris Webb, plus the director of the Popular Conservatism movement Mark Littlewood.

9. What will Sir Keir Starmer's legacy be?

   Jul 15, 20262 hr 30 min

   What will Sir Keir Starmer's legacy be? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Samantha Niblett, political commentator Ellie Hodges, journalist and writer Andy Twelves, plus LBC's own Political Correspondent Bethany Dawson.

10. What needs to be done to keep both current and also higher-profile former elected political figures safe?

    Jul 14, 20262 hr 28 min

    What needs to be done to keep both current and also higher-profile former elected political figures safe? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP and former Net Zero Minister Graham Stuart, Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones, the Daily Telegraph's Poppy Coburn, plus Dr Mike Galsworthy from the European Movement UK campaign group.

11. What does this country need to do to shut down the questions over the Falkland Islands' sovereignty for good?

    Jul 13, 20262 hr 28 min

    What does this country need to do to shut down the questions over the Falkland Islands' sovereignty for good? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Miatta Fahnbulleh - whose resignation helped triggered Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, the Conservatives' Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith, the SNP's Westminster leader Dave Doogan, plus the journalist and broadcaster Angela Epstein.

12. How will we remember Ann Widdecombe?

    Jul 11, 20261 hr 37 min

    **Warning: Explicit language** Remembering Ann Widdecombe, Iain is joined by Jeremy Vine, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Nadine Dorries, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Tom Tugendhat, Sir Conor Burns and Patrick Thompson.

13. Is it possible to reform the disability benefits system without taking money away from disabled people?

    Jul 9, 20262 hr 28 min

    Is it possible to reform the disability benefits system without taking money away from disabled people? Joining Iain Dale are Labour MP Luke Charters, former UKIP deputy chairman Suzanne Evans, former Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski, plus the podcaster Jemma Forte.

14. Are Farage and Burnham as bad as each other when it comes to making taxpayers fund by-elections?

    Jul 8, 20262 hr 27 min

    Are Farage and Burnham as bad as each other when it comes to making taxpayers fund by-elections? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour councillor and former Gogglebox star Josh Tapper, former Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley, the Sunday Telegraph's Political Editor Camilla Turner, plus the Children's Alliance charity chief executive and former Conservative MP Jo Gideon.

15. Is anyone going to benefit from the seemingly pointless Clacton by-election?

    Jul 7, 20262 hr 28 min

    Is anyone going to benefit from the seemingly pointless Clacton by-election? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Liberal Democrat frontbencher Lisa Smart, former Conservative Cabinet minister Justine Greening, The Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, plus the writer and commentator Benedict Spence.

16. Is Trump's invervention into the World Cup him standing up for his country or just being shamelessly corrupt?

    Jul 6, 20262 hr 28 min

    Is Trump's invervention into the World Cup him standing up for his country or just being shamelessly corrupt? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former England forward Eni Aluko, the former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir Ranil Jayawardena, Labour MP Alex Sobel, plus The Specator's Commissioning Editor Tali Fraser.

17. Reaction to Andy Burnham's exclusive LBC interview

    Jul 2, 20262 hr 26 min

    Reaction to Andy Burnham's exclusive interview with LBC's Andrew Marr. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Dr Jeevun Sandher, the Lib Dems' Transport spokesperson Olly Glover, former Brexit Party and Conservative MEP Lucy Harris, plus the former Number 10 civil servant Caroline Slocock.

18. Should a party leader really be promoting a gold bullion company in return for cash?

    Jul 1, 20262 hr 31 min

    Should a party leader really be promoting a gold bullion company in return for cash? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative peer and Olympic silver medal-winning swimmer Baroness Sharron Davies, Labour MP Tom Hayes, the Think Labour think-tank chief executive Alison Phillips, plus the former Conservative Home Office adviser Christopher Howarth.

19. Are you happy to see other projects cut in order to fund an increase to defence spending?

    Jun 30, 20262 hr 28 min

    Are you happy to see other projects cut in order to fund an increase to defence spending? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative peer Baroness Nicky Morgan, Labour MP Joe Morris, political communications strategist Jo Tanner, plus UK and Ireland Correspondent for the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica Antonello Guerrera.

20. Do you want to see political power passed down from Westminster to your local leaders?

    Jun 29, 20262 hr 30 min

    Do you want to see political power passed down from Westminster to your local leaders? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK's Head of Local Government Delivery Ben Bradley, MPs Stella Creasy from Labour and Kirsty Blackman from the SNP, plus The Sun's political correspondent Tom Scotson.