George Monbiot and Republicans Overseas' Greg Swenson disagree over new North Sea oil and gas licenses being granted in a tense debate. Also on Iain Dale's Cross Question panel are Conservative MP Dean Russell and the SNP's Kirsten Oswald. Rishi Sunak approved hundreds of new licences to drill for fossil fuels off the UK coast as he seeks to hit Labour over the cost of living. The Prime Minister says Labour's energy strategy makes Britain more dependent on Vladimir Putin's Russia. Labour has said it is opposed to issuing new oil and gas licences amid concerns about the impact on the environment and questions over whether they represent value for money. Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://l-bc.co/ListenNow #iaindale #crossquestion #debate #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup