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

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Podcast: [Iain Dale - The Whole Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-the-whole-show-898144)
Published: 2026-09-02T21:05:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.lbc.co.uk/
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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.

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