Iain Dale - The Whole Show

Call Kemi: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch takes LBC listeners' calls.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Is Burnham making you believe in an optimistic future for this country?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Does Keir Starmer have any authority left now?

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.

What needs to be done to stop the Belfast unrest from spreading around the rest of the UK's major cities?

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.

Do you agree with Kemi Badenoch that stops and searches of black men and boys should be increased?

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.

How have you had to cut back since the war in the Middle East sent the global economy into turmoil? What else would you like to see Rachel Reeves do to help with this summer cost-of-living crisis?

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.

Is it ever appropriate to wear political symbols in the workplace?

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.

What needs to be done to prevent large-scale unrest breaking out around the country after Henry Nowak's murder?

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.

Should the law allow people to carry weapons because of their faith?

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.

Why is Labour's traditional working class support fading away?

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.

Should Labour bring back Blair?

Why can't we handle hot weather in this country?

Should we be worried about the number of young Brits leaving the country to and work and study elsewhere?

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.

Is nationalism a serious threat to civil harmony in this country, as Wes Streeting claims?

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.

What does the fiasco surrounding HS2 say about this country's ability to build large projects?

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.

Is pledging to rejoin the EU the answer to Labour’s lack of public support?

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.

Would any of the potential challengers be a preferable Prime Minister to you than Keir Starmer?

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.

Ask Aggie: Streeting's allies claim he is set to resign and challenge Starmer.

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.

Can Keir Starmer survive this political crisis after all?

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.

Should Keir Starmer stay or should he go?

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.

Our election results special. Iain speaks to all the major parties, plus top analysis from Aggie Chambré and LBC's Elections Commentator Gareth Knight. LBC reports from across the UK.

What's your biggest workplace cock-up?

Is Britain's traditional two-party system a thing of the past?

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.

Which issues will define how you vote on Thursday? If you're choosing not to bother voting in these elections, why?

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.

Would you support the government paying the EU £1 billion a year to access its markets again?

The LBC Welsh election debate - your calls decide the topics as Labour's Eluned Morgan, Conservative Darren Millar, Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap-Iorwerth, the Welsh Greens' Anthony Slaughter, Reform UK's Dan Thomas and Lib Dem Jane Dodds debate in Cardiff.

Plus, why are some suggesting police in Golders Green went too far?

Labour Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander takes LBC listeners' calls.

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.

Live from Washington, D.C.: King Charles addresses the US Congress during his state visit

Live from Washington, D.C.: King Charles arrives for his historic state visit

Will the Home Secretary's new deal with France make any difference when it comes to reducing illegal migration to the UK?

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.

Conservative Shadow Cabinet minister Sir James Cleverly takes LBC listeners' calls.

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.

Is the government just looking for a fall-guy or do you accept that the Prime Minister was let down by unelected officials?

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.

Keir Starmer fights for his future - but should he just give it up?

Is there any way back for Keir Starmer now?

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.

Is it time to accept that Trump isn't a reliable or trustworthy ally or even trading partner?

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.

Is it now time to radically slash the welfare bill in order to keep this country safe?

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.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey takes LBC listeners' calls.

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.

Which side do you think has won the war in Iran?

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.

How seriously should Trump's latest threat to Iran be taken?

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.

Has the President completely lost the plot?

Do you have any faith of peace in the world?

How divided is Britain, and how do we unite?

Why won't any politician admit that the pensions triple lock is totally unaffordable?

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.

How should Starmer react to Trump's threat to withdraw the US from NATO?

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.

Do Trump's constant insults to Britain's Armed Forces show the NATO alliance is at an end?

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.

Call Kemi: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch takes LBC listeners' calls.

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.

After the Defence Secretary's disastrous LBC interview, how confident are you in Britain's ability to defend itself?

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.

Is Iran now calling the shots in this war, rather than Trump?

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.

Is Ed Miliband right to stick to his guns over net zero, or is it time to drill, baby, drill?

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.

Is Trump now just looking for the quickest and simplest way to exit this war? If so, do you welcome this?

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.

Should we have allowed the US to use Diego Garcia for expanded strikes?

Iain is joined by LBC presenter Matt Frei, speaking from Jerusalem, to discuss the latest on the Middle East. He is also joined by former Labour Minister Ed Balls, who also served as the chairman of Norwich City Football Club, to find out why Norwich has been named the best place to live in the UK, as well as former BBC Editor and Controller, Mary Hockaday, to reflect on the life and work of Dame Jenni Murray.

What should the government be doing to help ships get through the Strait of Hormuz?

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.

Microbiologist Dr Simon Clarke takes LBC listeners' calls on the meningitis B outbreak in Kent.

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.

Should the planned royal visit to the US now be delayed or even cancelled?

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.

Is Starmer right to resist Trump's demands for Britain to help police the Strait of Hormuz?

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.

Could the war in Iran be worth it?

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.

Could the war in Iran save Keir Starmer?

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.

What should victory in Iran look like?

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.

What kinds of action would you like the government to take to help with the imminent cost-of-living crisis?

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.

What are you prepared to give up in order to fund getting our military into a functioning state again?

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.

Is the special relationship dead - and if so, was it Donald or Keir who killed it?

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

Do you support how Keir Starmer has handled the opening stages of the conflict in Iran?

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.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch joins Iain Dale for Call Kemi, taking questions from LBC listeners.

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.

Is the warning that the courts backlog won't be fixed for 10 years a sign that the government lacks ambition?

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.

With net migration tumbling, is making it even harder for economic migrants to come here sensible?

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.

Reaction to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, plus should Britain assist any US strikes on Iran?

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.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski joins Iain Dale live in the LBC studio, to take calls from our listeners.

Meanwhile, joining Iain 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.

What do you make of Reform UK's top team?

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.