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Cross Question with Iain Dale

Iain Dale is joined by a panel of senior politicians and commentators to answer listener questions on the biggest stories of the week. Debate, in-depth discussion and laughs all guaranteed!

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Conservative Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove, Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Natalie Bennett, The Guardian's Policy Editor Kiran Stacey, plus LBC presenter James Hanson.

Tom Pursglove, Baroness Natalie Bennett, Kiran Stacey & James Hanson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are columnist Emily Sheffield, Labour MP Joe Powell, former Conservative MP Anna Firth, plus the journalist Eleanor Mills.

Emily Sheffield, Joe Powell, Anna Firth & Eleanor Mills

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.

Dame Siobhain McDonagh, Jaymey McIvor, Alys Denby & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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.

Laila Cunningham, Cameron Kinch, Matt Wrack & David Pinto-Duschinsky

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. 

Prisons Special: Alex Chalk, David Shipley, Dame Ann Owers & Alex South

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.

Jess Asato, Paul Bristow, James Meadway & Reem Ibrahim

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.

Alex Ballinger, Dr Luke Evans, Ros Morgan & Ellie Flynn

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.

Keir Mather, Harriet Cross, Gawain Towler & Hashi Mohamed

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.

Youth Special: Tilly Middlehurst, Jayden Palmer, Dylan Law & Joshua Eames

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.

Lilian Greenwood, Sir Simon Clarke, Layla Moran & Lord Karan Bilimoria

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.

Sir Martin Sorrell, Dr Jeevun Sandher, Dr Ellie Chowns & Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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.

Dame Emily Thornberry, Sir Trevor Phillips, Baroness Joanne Cash & Jess Caine

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Chair of the Labour Muslim Network Ali Milani, former Deputy Prime Minister Baroness Dr Thérèse Coffey, London's Liberal Democrats Spokesperson Luke Taylor, and Broadcaster & entrepreneur Claudia Hearne.

Ali Milani, Baroness Dr Thérèse Coffey, Luke Taylor & Claudia Hearne

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.

Joy Morrissey, Helena Dollimore, Dan Hodges & Rob Clark

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Octopus Energy chief executive Greg Jackson, plus MPs Tonia Antoniazzi from Labour, Douglas Lumsden from the Conservatives plus Lara Bird from the SNP.

Greg Jackson, Tonia Antoniazzi, Douglas Lumsden & Lara Bird

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.

Josh Reynolds, John Elliott, Caroline Russell & Sarah Southern

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.

Rachel Blake, David Mundell, Hannah Martin & Henry Riley

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.

Dame Theresa Villiers, Kiki McDonough, Christian Wolmar & James Schneider

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.

Rachel Millward, Leonie Cooper, Tony Devenish & Kiran Fothergill

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.

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Andy Preston, Tony Earnshaw & Shehab Khan

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Green Party London Assembly member Benali Hamdache, Reform UK adviser on global affairs Dr Alan Mendoza, LBC presenter Natasha Devon and former Conservative adviser James Starkie.

Benali Hamdache, Dr Alan Mendoza, Natasha Devon & James Starkie

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.

Mathew Lawrence, Shevaun Haviland, Sam Lister & Benjamin Butterworth

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.

Jim Murphy, Lord Mark Harper, Sir Vince Cable & Anne McElvoy

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.

Afua Hagan, Anita Boateng, Chris Webb & Mark Littlewood

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.

Samantha Niblett, Ellie Hodges, Andy Twelves & Bethany Dawson

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.

Graham Stuart, Baroness Jenny Jones, Poppy Coburn & Dr Mike Galsworthy

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.

Miatta Fahnbulleh, Andrew Griffith, Dave Doogan & Angela Epstein

Joining Iain Dale are Labour MP Luke Charters, former UKIP deputy chairman Suzanne Evans, former Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski, plus the podcaster Jemma Forte.

Luke Charters, Suzanne Evans, Daniel Kawczynski & Jemma Forte

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.

Josh Tapper, Jonathan Bartley, Camilla Turner & Jo Gideon

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.

Lisa Smart, Justine Greening, Zoe Williams & Benedict Spence

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.

Eni Aluko, Sir Ranil Jayawardena, Alex Sobel & Tali Fraser

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.

Dr Jeevun Sandher, Olly Glover, Lucy Harris & Caroline Slocock

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.

Baroness Sharron Davies, Tom Hayes, Alison Phillips & Christopher Howarth

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.

Baroness Nicky Morgan, Joe Morris, Jo Tanner & Antonello Guerrera

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.

Ben Bradley, Stella Creasy, Kirsty Blackman & Tom Scotson

Simon Marks sits in for Iain Dale and is joined by Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Natalie Bennett, The Times' leader writer Sebastian Payne, The i paper columnist and former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher, plus the former leader of the Conservatives in the House of Lords Baroness Tina Stowell.

Baroness Natalie Bennett, Sebastian Payne, Andrew Fisher & Baroness Tina Stowell

Simon Marks sits in for Iain Dale and is joined by Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, Conservative peer and former Cabinet minister Lord Simon Hart, The Times columnist Cindy Yu, plus the New Statesman's associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe.

Charlotte Nichols, Lord Simon Hart, Cindy Yu & Rachel Cunliffe

On the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Simon Marks sits in for Iain Dale and is joined by the transparency campaigner and Brexit process legal challenger Gina Miller, businessman and former Brexit Party then Conservative MEP Lance Forman, writer and broadcaster David Aaronovitch, plus the Daily Telegraph columnist Ella Whelan.

Brexit referendum 10th anniversary special: Gina Miller, Lance Forman, David Aaronovitch & Ella Whelan

Simon Marks sits in for Iain Dale and is joined by the Labour Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard, Conservative MP Greg Smith, former Channel 4 Head of News and Current Affairs Dorothy Byrne, plus The Spectator's William Atkinson.

Oliver Coppard, Greg Smith, Dorothy Byrne & William Atkinson

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on an international affairs special edition of Cross Question by former defence minister Tobias Ellwood, former editor of the Financial Times Lionel Barber, Bénédicte Paviot from France24 and Jane Kinninmont of the United Nations Association.

International special: Tobias Ellwood, Lionel Barber, Bénédicte Paviot & Jane Kinninmont

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour MP Natasha Irons, former Conservative minister Paul Scully, Liberal Democrat health and social care spokesperson Helen Morgan and political commentator Albie Amankona.

Natasha Irons, Paul Scully, Helen Morgan & Albie Amankona

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Labour MP and foreign affairs committee member Alex Ballinger, Conservative MP Sir John Hayes, Green Party MP Ellie Chowns and former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer.

Alex Ballinger, Sir John Hayes, Dr Ellie Chowns & Alexander Downer

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, Labour MP Claire Hazelgrove, the Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel, plus the charity founder the Reverend Steve Chalke.

Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, Claire Hazelgrove, Zoe Strimpel & Rev. Steve Chalke

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Dawn Butler and Caroline Voaden from the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative peer and director of the Institute of Economic Affairs Lord Daniel Hannan, plus the Tory local councillor and former Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye.

Dawn Butler, Caroline Voaden, Lord Daniel Hannan & Festus Akinbusoye

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Green Party Mayor of Hackney Zoë Garbett, former Conservative Cabinet minister Lord John Redwood, UK-EU relations expert Mike Buckley, plus the journalist and media executive Anna van Praagh.

Zoë Garbett, Lord John Redwood, Mike Buckley & Anna van Praagh

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the independent peer and free speech campaigner Baroness Claire Fox, economist Duncan Weldon, Labour MP Toby Perkins and Conservative London Assembly deputy leader Emma Best.

Baroness Claire Fox, Duncan Weldon, Toby Perkins & Emma Best

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the entrepreneur Emma Sinclair, Labour MP Dame Siobhain McDonagh, former Conservative adviser Samuel Kasumu, plus the political commentator and Labour local councillor Sebastian Salek.

Emma Sinclair, Dame Siobhain McDonagh, Samuel Kasumu & Sebastian Salek

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the businessman known as 'the Black Farmer' Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Lib Dem Home Affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson, Labour MP Alison Hume, plus Conservative peer and former chief schools inspector Baroness Amanda Spielman.

'The Black Farmer' Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Max Wilkinson, Alison Hume & Baroness Amanda Spielman

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Polly Billington, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, former Conservative MP Theo Clarke, plus the political journalist Ian Dunt.

Polly Billington, Alex Wilson, Theo Clarke & Ian Dunt

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Joe Powell, Conservative peer Lord Craig Mackinlay, economist Liam Halligan, plus the author and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

Joe Powell, Lord Craig Mackinlay, Liam Halligan & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by Labour MP Tom Hayes, former Conservative universities minister Michelle Donelan, Lib Dem MP Joshua Reynolds and commentator Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.

Tom Hayes, Michelle Donelan, Joshua Reynolds & Phoebe Arslanagić-Little

Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question this evening by Telegraph journalist and former Tory adviser Kirsty Buchanan, Alfie Stirling from the left-leaning Joseph Rowntree Foundation think tank, Emma Revell from the right-leaning Centre for Policy Studies think tank and former Labour Party official Richard Power-Sayeed.

Kirsty Buchanan, Alfie Stirling, Emma Revell & Richard Power-Sayeed

Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question this evening by broadcaster and former SNP MP John Nicolson, columnist Ella Whelan, journalist Laura Beveridge and Max Anderson from the Conservative Environment Network.

John Nicolson, Ella Whelan, Laura Beveridge & Max Anderson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK London Mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, the Union and College Union's General Secretary Dr Jo Grady, former Boris Johnson adviser Guto Harri, plus the political journalist Michael Crick.

Laila Cunningham, Dr Jo Grady, Guto Harri & Michael Crick

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Jack Abbott from Labour and Harriet Cross from the Conservatives, journalist and author James Bloodworth, plus the Sunday Telegraph columnist Janet Daley.

James Bloodworth, Janet Daley, Jack Abbott & Harriet Cross

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the public law barrister and author Marina Wheeler KC, MPs Luke Charters from Labour and Rebecca Smith from the Conservatives, plus the journalist Christina Patterson.

Marina Wheeler KC, Luke Charters, Rebecca Smith & Christina Patterson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the journalist Paul Mason, Conservative Shadow Health Minister Dr Luke Evans, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, plus the former Conservative adviser and now Welsh politics podcaster Lauren McEvatt.

Paul Mason, Dr Luke Evans, Rachael Maskell & Lauren McEvatt

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, entertainment trade union Equity's General Secretary Paul W. Fleming, political commentator Theresa Bischof, plus the journalist Emily Sheffield.

Barry Gardiner, Paul W. Fleming, Theresa Bischof & Emily Sheffield

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour Cabinet Office Minister Chris Ward, former Andy Burnham adviser Sacha Lord, Conservative Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins, plus The Critic magazine's Henry Hill.

Chris Ward, Sacha Lord, Victoria Atkins & Henry Hill

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour minister James Frith, Conservative Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, plus the Daily Telegraph's Annabel Denham.

James Frith, Richard Holden, Ash Sarkar & Annabel Denham

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Charlotte Nichols from Labour and Andrew Rosindell from Reform UK, former Conservative minister Damian Collins, plus the journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler.

Charlotte Nichols, Andrew Rosindell, Damian Collins & Gavin Esler

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour Party chair Anna Turley, journalist and Reform UK support Tim Montgomerie, Conservative peer Lord Stewart Jackson, plus The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.

Anna Turley, Tim Montgomerie, Lord Stewart Jackson & Polly Toynbee

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Danny Beales from Labour, Munira Wilson from the Liberal Democrats and Siân Berry from the Green Party, plus the former Conservative minister Steve Baker.

Danny Beales, Munira Wilson, Siân Berry & Steve Baker

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Rosie Wrighting from Labour, Gareth Bacon from the Conservatives and Monica Harding from the Liberal Democrats, plus the political strategist James Starkie.

Rosie Wrighting, Gareth Bacon, Monica Harding & James Starkie

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK board member Gawain Towler, Labour activist and former candidate Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, political commentator Benedict Spence, plus psychotherapist Lucy Beresford.

Gawain Towler, Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, Benedict Spence & Lucy Beresford

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges, plus MPs Naushabah Khan from Labour, Jerome Mayhew from the Conservatives and Dr Danny Chambers from the Liberal Democrats.

Dan Hodges, Naushabah Khan, Jerome Mayhew & Dr Danny Chambers

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Perran Moon, Conservative peer Baroness Rachel Maclean, UKHospitality chairman Kate Nicholls, plus historian and broadcaster Dr Tessa Dunlop.

Perran Moon, Baroness Rachel Maclean, Kate Nicholls & Dr Tessa Dunlop

Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by Labour MP Alex McIntyre, Conservative MP Joe Robertson, Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney and commentator Angela Epstein.

Alex McIntyre, Joe Robertson, Sarah Olney & Angela Epstein

Joining Iain Dale on an international affairs-focused special edition of Cross Question are the former Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt, the Atlantic Council's senior fellow Elisabeth Braw, plus the former British diplomat Ameer Kotecha.

Alistair Burt, Elisabeth Braw & Ameer Kotecha

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservatives' Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Alex Burghart, Labour MP Andrew Lewin, Liberal Democrat MP Edward Morello, plus The Spectator's Lara Brown.

Alex Burghart, Andrew Lewin, Edward Morello & Lara Brown

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question for a Scottish Parliamentary elections special edition are the SNP's Stephen Flynn, Labour's Melanie Ward, the Conservatives' Andrew Bowie, plus stand-up comedian Susie McCabe.

Scottish Parliamentary elections special edition: Stephen Flynn, Melanie Ward, Andrew Bowie & Susie McCabe

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Luke Akehurst, the Conservatives' Shadow Housing Minister David Simmonds, TV personality Colin Seymour (a.k.a. 'Crystal'), plus the Daily Telegraph's Poppy Coburn.

Luke Akehurst, David Simmonds, Colin Seymour (a.k.a. 'Crystal') & Poppy Coburn

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea, PR expert and candidate on 'The Apprentice' Lawrence Rosenberg, LabourList editor Emma Burnell, plus journalist and author Dr Tim Hames.

Christina McAnea, Lawrence Rosenberg, Emma Burnell & Dr Tim Hames

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the International Chamber of Commerce UK chair Lord Karan Bilimoria, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, former British diplomat Ameer Kotecha, plus the Centre for London think-tank director Antonia Jennings.

Lord Karan Bilimoria, Leonie Cooper, Ameer Kotecha & Antonia Jennings

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Conservative minister Greg Hands, former Labour adviser Stella Tsantekidou, newspaper editor David Wooding, plus comedian and journalist Ava Vidal.

Greg Hands, Stella Tsantekidou, David Wooding & Ava Vidal

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Social Mobility Commission's deputy chair Resham Kotecha, former Labour Party adviser Scarlett MccGwire, City AM's opinions editor Alys Denby, plus PoliticsHome reporter Harriet Symonds.

Resham Kotecha, Scarlett MccGwire, Alys Denby & Harriet Symonds

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan, Liberal Democrat MP Will Forster, The Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, plus the political commentator Albie Amankona.

Michelle Donelan, Will Forster, Zoe Williams & Albie Amankona

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Luke Murphy, former Conservative minister Angela Knight, ConservativeHome assistant editor Tali Fraser, plus the political commentator Matthew Stadlen.

Luke Murphy, Angela Knight, Tali Fraser & Matthew Stadlen

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood, Labour MP Jim Dickson, former Tory adviser Lucy Harris, plus LBC's very own Natasha Devon.

Tobias Ellwood, Jim Dickson, Lucy Harris & Natasha Devon

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the hotelier Sir Rocco Forte, Labour MP Dr Jeevun Sandher, Conservative peer Kate Fall, plus the Liberal Democrats' leader in Liverpool Carl Cashman.

Sir Rocco Forte, Dr Jeevun Sandher, Baroness Kate Fall & Carl Cashman

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative Shadow Development Minister Wendy Morton, Labour MP Jon Trickett, climate activist Fatima Ibrahim from the Green New Deal campaign, plus the YouTuber and Hashtag United FC founder Spencer Owen.

Wendy Morton, Jon Trickett, Fatima Ibrahim & Spencer Owen

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Joe Powell from Labour and Simon Hoare from the Conservatives, writer and broadcaster Emma Trimble, plus the former Labour adviser James Matthewson.

Joe Powell, Simon Hoare, Emma Trimble & James Matthewson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour Muslim Network chair Ali Milani, businesswoman and activist Gina Miller, former Conservative Digital Minister Matt Warman, plus the entrepreneur Leon Emirali.

Ali Milani, Gina Miller, Matt Warman & Leon Emirali

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Deputy Chief Whip Joy Morrissey, Labour MP Alex Sobel, plus think-tank directors Charlotte Pickles from Re:State and Mathew Lawrence from Common Wealth.

Joy Morrissey, Alex Sobel, Charlotte Pickles & Mathew Lawrence

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman, the Green Party leader in Westminster Dr Ellie Chowns, businesswoman Kiki McDonough, plus The New World's political editor James Ball.

Lord Maurice Glasman, Dr Ellie Chowns, Kiki McDonough & James Ball

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservatives' Shadow Defence Minister Mark Francois, Independent MP Diane Abbott, Mike Martin from the Liberal Democrats, plus LBC's own Political Editor Natasha Clark.

Mark Francois, Diane Abbott, Mike Martin & Natasha Clark

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are former Conservative Cabinet minister Dame Theresa Villiers, Labour MP Danny Beales, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and Connie Shaw from the Free Speech Union.

Dame Theresa Villiers, Danny Beales MP, Peter Tatchell and Connie Shaw

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Barry Gardiner from Labour and Sir Alec Shelbrooke from the Conservatives, The New World columnist Lucy Reade, plus the businessman Tony Earnshaw.

Barry Gardiner, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Lucy Reade & Tony Earnshaw

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Labour MP Karl Turner, former Conservative minister Lord David Frost, the Daily Express' deputy editor-in-chief Sam Lister, plus The Guardian's columnist Zoe Williams.

Karl Turner, Lord David Frost, Sam Lister & Zoe Williams

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Education Secretary Justine Greening, MPs Darren Paffey from Labour and Pippa Heylings from the Liberal Democrats, plus the PR agency partner Tom Skinner.

Justine Greening, Darren Paffey, Pippa Heylings & Tom Skinner

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are filmmaker Neil Breakwell, MPs David Pinto-Duschinsky from Labour and Sarah Bool from the Conservatives, plus the broadcaster James Max.

Neil Breakwell, David Pinto-Duschinsky, Sarah Bool & James Max

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Reform UK campaigner and former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, the Conservatives' Shadow Treasury Minister James Wild, plus the TUC chief Paul Nowak

Nadhim Zahawi, Dame Meg Hillier, James Wild & Paul Nowak

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Tom Hayes from Labour and Sir Bernard Jenkin from the Conservatives, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, plus the political journalist Zoë Grünewald.

Tom Hayes, Sir Bernard Jenkin, Alex Wilson & Zoë Grünewald

Joining Iain on Cross Question are the business lobbyist Ros Morgan, MPs Callum Anderson from Labour and Tom Morrison from the Liberal Democrats, plus the non-affiliated peer Baroness Kate Hoey.

Ros Morgan, Callum Anderson, Tom Morrison & Baroness Kate Hoey

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the former Conservative Cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt, Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill, TheArticle editor Daniel Johnson, plus the PoliticsHome reporter Tom Scotson.

Dame Penny Mordaunt, Preet Kaur Gill, Daniel Johnson & Tom Scotson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Mims Davies, Labour MP Polly Billington, The Times' leader writer Sebastian Payne, plus the Oasis Community Learning's founder the Reverend Steve Chalke.

Mims Davies, Polly Billington, Sebastian Payne & the Reverend Steve Chalke

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the New Statesman's senior associate editor Rachel Cunliffe, London Assembly members Keith Prince from Reform UK and Caroline Russell from the Green Party, plus the political commentator Nathaniel Ogunniyi.

Rachel Cunliffe, Keith Prince, Caroline Russell & Nathaniel Ogunniyi

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour activist and former Gogglebox star Josh Tapper, former UK ambassador to the US and the EU Lord Kim Darroch, former Conservative MP Anna Firth, plus the political commentator Anita Boateng.

Josh Tapper, Lord Kim Darroch, Anna Firth & Anita Boateng

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Tory education secretary Gillian Keegan, Reform UK's Ben Bradley, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Lib Dem MP Luke Taylor.