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

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Podcast: [Iain Dale - The Whole Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-the-whole-show-898144)
Published: 2026-09-07T21:05:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.lbc.co.uk/
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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.

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