• 2 hours 28 minutes
    What does Burnham need to do to maintain early good relations with Trump?

    What does Burnham need to do to maintain early good relations with Trump?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Dame Siobhain McDonagh, Reform UK's Director of Local Government Jaymey McIvor, City AM's Opinion and Features Editor Alys Denby, plus the author and political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

    22 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 28 minutes
    How should our government respond to Moscow's threat?

    How should our government respond to Moscow's threat?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK's 2028 London Mayoral election candidate Laila Cunningham, farmer and former Big Brother housemate Cameron Kinch, NASUWT teaching union General Secretary Matt Wrack, plus Labour MP David Pinto-Duschinsky.

    21 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 29 minutes
    Ask the expert: AI edition!

    Shakeel Hashim, AI policy expert joins us to answer all your burning AI questions, beginner friendly! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC, former prisoner David Shipley, former Chief Inspector of Prisons Dame Ann Owers, and former prison officer Alex South. And what do you lose by coming into the office?

    17 September 2026, 9:15 pm
  • 2 hours 27 minutes
    Are the complaints of the people of Piddington justified?

    After their symbolic vote to leave the UK over plans to open a camp for asylum seekers in a nearby former military base, are the complaints of the people of Piddington justified?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Jess Asato, Conservative Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and former MP Paul Bristow, the Verdant think-tank director James Meadway, plus the writer and commentator Reem Ibrahim.

    16 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 28 minutes
    Why is it becoming increasingly difficult to run a smaller business in this country?

    Why is it becoming increasingly difficult to run a smaller business in this country?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Alex Ballinger, Conservative Shadow Energy Security Minister Dr Luke Evans, Heart of London Business Alliance's chief executive Ros Morgan, plus the investigative journalist Ellie Flynn.

    15 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 26 minutes
    Should there be a clamp-down on political donations?

    Should there be a clamp-down on political donations?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour's Transport Minister Keir Mather, Conservative Shadow Scotland Secretary Harriet Cross, Reform UK decision-making board member Gawain Towler, plus the barrister and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed.

    14 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 30 minutes
    What needs to be done to reverse the trend of young people emigrating?

    What needs to be done to reverse the trend of young people emigrating?

    Joining Iain Dale on a special youth-focused edition of Cross Question are the feminist writer Tilly Middlehurst, CPAC GB Youth Ambassador Jayden Palmer, the Green Party Deputy Mayor of Hackney Dylan Law, plus the podcaster Joshua Eames.

    10 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 27 minutes
    What needs to be done to tackle the inequality affecting white working-class people in this country?

    What needs to be done to tackle the inequality affecting white working-class people in this country?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour's Work and Pensions Minister Lilian Greenwood, former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, plus businessman Lord Karan Bilimoria.

    9 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 28 minutes
    Has Ed Miliband gone too far today, or not far enough?

    Has Ed Miliband gone too far today, or not far enough?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the businessman Sir Martin Sorrell, plus MPs Dr Jeevun Sandher from Labour, Dr Ellie Chowns from the Green Party and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst from the Conservatives.

    8 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 27 minutes
    Is it time to ban the use of face coverings at protests?

    Is it time to ban the use of face coverings at protests?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry, the broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, Conservative peer Baroness Joanne Cash, plus the political commentator Jess Caine.

    7 September 2026, 9:05 pm
  • 2 hours 26 minutes
    What will it take for both our political leaders and the wider British public to take the Russian threat seriously enough?

    What will it take for both our political leaders and the wider British public to take the Russian threat seriously enough?

    Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Women and Equalities Minister Joy Morrissey, Labour MP Helena Dollimore, the Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges, plus the Yorktown Institute research fellow and British Army veteran Rob Clark.

    2 September 2026, 9:05 pm
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