Sophy Ridge On Sunday

By Sky News

What's Sophy Ridge On Sunday about?

Sky News’ Sophy Ridge with her agenda-setting political interviews - and analysis of what the guests have had to say.Every week, Sophy speaks to the biggest names in politics and then invites correspondents and commentators into her studio to debrief on the main stories.

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Sophy Ridge On Sunday episodes:

03.01.2024
Introducing… Electoral Dysfunction
Today, something different – we're bringing you the trailer of an exciting new podcast from Sky called Electoral Dysfunction.Beth Rigby. Jess Philips. Ruth Davidson. With polls suggesting trust in politicians is low, three political powerhouses unite to unravel the spin...
07.16.2023
Sophy hands over Sunday baton | Tony Blair & Kemi Badenoch
It's Sophy Ridge's final time presenting Sophy Ridge on Sunday, but she doesn't go quietly. On this week's episode she interviews former Prime Minister Tony Blair and business secretary Kemi Badenoch who is in New Zealand negotiating Britain's biggest trade...
07.09.2023
Yes to trees, not tree-huggers | Rachel Reeves and Victoria Atkins
She could be the most powerful woman in Britain if the election goes her way. Joining Sophy on the podcast is the shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, who explains more about her vision for Britain, and why she’s not a big...
07.02.2023
NHS strikes and the 'complicated' issue of teacher pay rises | Steve Barclay and Bridget Phillipson
Host Sophy Ridge interviews Health Secretary Steve Barclay, who has criticised junior doctors, accusing them of "walking away" from talks over pay and conditions. For teachers, Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson tells Sophy that giving teachers a pay rise...
06.25.2023
Inflation, interest, and independence | John Glen, Lisa Nandy, and Humza Yousaf
With the Bank of England trying to bring down inflation, interest is now at 5%, its highest rate since April 2008.The Government is now urging people to "hold their nerve", as Rishi Sunak put it. But Britian may be headed...
06.18.2023
'Terrible': Ministers react to lockdown party video | Michael Gove and Anas Sarwar
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has called a new leaked partygate video "terrible" - and says the fact the event went ahead is "indefensible". The footage appears to show Tory staff drinking, dancing and joking about "bending" COVID lockdown rules...
06.11.2023
'The world has moved on from Boris Johnson' | Grant Shapps, Guto Harri, and Pat McFadden
After an explosive weekend, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP, taking supporters Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams with him in exiting the Commons, with whispers that more may follow. It's left his eventual successor, Rishi Sunak,...
06.04.2023
Boris Johnson, small boats and unacceptable behaviour claims | Robert Jenrick and Jonathan Reynolds
MPs return to Parliament this week after recess and some headache headlines for the government surrounding the Covid inquiry and Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages when he was prime minister. Meanwhile, immigration minister Robert Jenrick reckons many more migrant boats have...
05.21.2023
Suella Braverman’s speeding row | Thérèse Coffey and Andy Street
As Home Secretary Suella Braverman faces criticism over claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid completing a driving awareness course alongside other motorists, the Prime Minister is under pressure to launch an investigation into accusations of impropriety in...
05.14.2023
Local election results, Brexit and nurses' pay | Grant Shapps, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jonathan Reynolds
The fallout from local election results, where the Conservatives lost more than 1,000 councillors and 49 councils, is hitting home for the Tories as Rishi Sunak faces criticism from his own party. Plus, Brexit is back. Energy Secretary Grant Shapps...
05.07.2023
Local elections and policing coronation protests | Wes Streeting, Lucy Frazer and Daisy Cooper
The Tories suffering a “hammering” in the local elections, losing more than 1,000 councillors and 49 councils. Sky News analysis also suggested Labour would become the largest party in Westminster in a general election - but short of an overall...
04.30.2023
Local Elections, attack ads and AI | Keir Starmer and Mark Harper
As campaigning ahead of this week’s local elections in England ramps up, so is the expectation management from both Labour and the Conservatives.Transport Secretary Mark Harper says his party expects to lose 1,000 seats on Thursday and Labour Leader Keir...
04.23.2023
Raab's bullying report and the local elections | Oliver Dowden and Ed Davey
Days after former deputy prime minister Dominic Raab's resignation, Sophy Ridge talks to the new man in the job, Oliver Dowden.They discuss if he believes Dominic Raab is a bully, the upcoming local elections, and whether Tory scandals are distracting...
04.16.2023
Labour party adverts and NHS strike deals | Greg Hands and Wes Streeting
Chairman of the Conservative Party Greg Hands admitted the party could lose 1,000 seats at the forthcoming local elections on May 4. Speaking to presenter Trevor Phillips on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Mr Hands said that the party was “fighting...
04.02.2023
Planes, ports, and paternity | Suella Braverman, Lisa Nandy, and Guy Opperman
It's been a busy few weeks for the Home Secretary Suella Braverman.There's been the damning report into London's Metropolitan Police, questions over the Government's plans to reduce crossings in the Channel, and just as schools begin to break-up for the...
03.26.2023
Anti-social behaviour, ‘laughing gas’ ban plus Matt Hancock | Michael Gove and Lucy Powell
On the Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast, Sophy speaks to levelling up secretary Michael Gove about measures to tackle anti-social behaviour, banning nitrous oxide - widely known as laughing gas - and an undercover sting by anti-Brexit campaign group Led...
03.19.2023
Rwanda policy, strike deals and Boris Johnson | Oliver Dowden and Miguel Berger
After the government said it was working on starting its deportation flights to Rwanda by the summer, Sophy Ridge speaks to Oliver Dowden, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, about ministers' plans to reduce small boat crossings to the UK...
03.12.2023
Spring Budget, Scottish leadership race and Gary Lineker | Jeremy Hunt, Rachel Reeves, and Ash Regan
Despite a big week in politics looming, the row over Gary Lineker’s controversial tweet and subsequently stepping back from presenting Match of the Day is dominating headlines this weekend.But that’s not all that’s happening. Just days ahead of the Spring...
03.05.2023
The small boats plan and the Northern Ireland deal | Chris Heaton-Harris and Lord Dannatt
New small boat crossings legislation will be “very black and white”, the Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Speaking to podcast host Sophy Ridge, he said the new laws will mean that people who come to the UK illegally...
02.26.2023
Northern Ireland Protocol latest | Dominic Raab, Mark Francois and US Senator Bernie Sanders
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab reckons the government is on the 'cusp' of an agreement to change the Northern Ireland protocol - the agreement, negotiated during Brexit talks, which allows goods to move across the border between Northern Ireland and...
02.19.2023
Not So Quiet On the Northern Irish Front | Penny Mordaunt, Yvette Cooper, Lord Peter Mandelson, and Naomi Long
But, just as Westminster had thought Boris Johnson was out of the picture, sources tell Sky News he thinks it would be a "great mistake drop the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill", controversial legislation which allows UK ministers to rip up...
02.12.2023
Tax, international aid and the loan that keeps attracting interest| Andrew Mitchell, John Nicholson and John Redwood
As the death toll from the earthquake in Syria and Turkey continues to rise, Development Minister Andrew Mitchell defends the governments cuts to the international aid budget as Conservative MP John Redwood calls for tax cuts at home.Plus, SNP MP...
02.05.2023
Liz Truss comeback | Grant Shapps, Jonathan Reynolds and Alicia Kearns
Liz Truss has broken her silence after resigning, becoming the shortest serving prime minister in UK history. In a 4,000 word essay, the former PM defended her controversial economic policies and said she didn't get a "realistic chance". On the...
01.29.2023
Nadhim Zahawi is sacked
Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs found a "serious breach" of the ministerial code. On the podcast, Sophy is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, senior associate editor...
01.22.2023
"You're the journalist not me." | James Cleverly and Sharon Graham
The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, avoids answering questions on the latest 'sleaze' allegations to hit the Conservative Party – from Boris Johnson’s £800,000 loan to Party chair and former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs. Plus, General Secretary of Unite the...
01.15.2023
What next for strikes? | Mark Harper, Peter Kyle and Dr Philip Banfield
As further strikes take place across the country this week, the Royal College of Nursing has threatened its biggest walkout in England next month unless talks with the government progress soon. At the same time, Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer...
01.08.2023
"The NHS is on its face" | The Westminster Accounts and Sir Keir Starmer
How much does your MP earn, on top of their salary, and where does the money come from?For years, many stories have come out of Westminster that have seen MPs wrestling with money - the expenses scandal, cash for questions,...
12.11.2022
Winter strikes: James Cleverly, Wes Streeting and Dr Emma Runswick
“More people will die” this winter due to strikes, Dr Emma Runswick, the deputy chair of the British Medical Association council, has warned. James Cleverly, the foreign secretary, says the health secretary’s door is open for talks but...
12.04.2022
December strikes, migrant crossings | Nadhim Zahawi and Miguel Berger
The government could use the army to help ease the disruptions caused by possible public sector strikes, Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi told Sky’s Sophy Ridge. Sophy is joined by Sebastian Payne, Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times, to...
11.27.2022
Strikes, immigration and I’m A Celebrity | Mark Harper and Lisa Nandy
Sophy Ridge with some of the week's biggest political interviews – plus, analysis of what her guests have had to say.This week she interviews Transport Secretary Mark Harper who is quizzed on strikes – who says inflation matching pay-rises for...
11.20.2022
NHS, Swiss-style EU relations, housing | Steve Barclay, Jonathan Ashworth, Kwajo Tweneboa
Sophy Ridge with some of the week's biggest political interviews – plus, analysis of what her guests have had to say. Sophy speaks to Health Secretary Steve Barclay about the planned strike by nurses and winter pressures on the NHS....
11.13.2022
The Autumn Statement | Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Simon Clarke
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promises "we’re all going to be paying a bit more tax" ahead of his autumn statement but promises his budget statement "won’t just be bad news". On this episode Sophy is joined by the Daily Telegraph's...
11.06.2022
Oliver Dowden on Rishi Sunak's leadership | Paul Blomfield on assisted dying
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Dowden, on the economy, threat of strikes and new Cabinet Office minister Sir Gavin Williamson facing bullying claims. Plus, Labour MP Paul Blomfield talks about his decade-long campaign for a change in...
10.30.2022
Rishi Sunak’s first week | Michael Gove, Yvette Cooper, and Inna Sovsun
Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has apologised for the Tories installing Liz Truss as leader. "We made a mistake. We took the wrong turn," he tells Sophy Ridge. Also, Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper says it is "irresponsible"...
10.23.2022
Rishi v Penny…v Boris? | Steve Baker, Chris Heaton-Harris, and Damian Green
Liz Truss is out of Number 10 – and by next Sunday, we’ll have a completely new Prime Minister in her place. Will Rishi Sunak head back to Downing Street? Does Penny Mordaunt have a shot instead? And will Boris...
10.16.2022
"Treated the country as laboratory mice" | Robert Halfon and Andrew Griffith
Conservative MP Robert Halfon tells Sophy Ridge that some in the Conservative Party have looked like "libertarian jihadists" over the past few weeks and have treated the country "like laboratory mice"The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith, says that...
10.09.2022
Winter is coming | Nadhim Zahawi, Jonathan Ashworth, and Angus Robertson
After a bruising few weeks for Liz Truss, and warnings that Britain may face blackouts this winter, Trevor Phillips steps in for this week's Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast.On this episode, Trevor is joined by Sky News' political correspondent Rob...
10.02.2022
Conservative Party Conference: Jake Berry, Andy Street and Mel Stride
The Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast comes from Birmingham this week, where the Conservative's party conference is taking place. On this episode, Sophy is joined by our political correspondent Liz Bates and producer Scott Beasley as they discuss the...
09.25.2022
Labour Party Conference: Ed Miliband, Andy Burnham, RMT and Unison
The Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast comes from Liverpool this week, where Labour’s party conference is taking place. On this episode, Sophy is joined by our political correspondent Liz Bates as they discuss reaction to the Tories’ mini-budget...
09.04.2022
The day before a new PM | Nicola Sturgeon, Philip Hammond, Edward Lister
Sophy Ridge is back after the summer recess to a busy week in politics, interviewing Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, former chancellor Philip Hammond, and former adviser to Boris Johnson Lord Edward Lister. The day before a new prime...
07.17.2022
Race to replace Boris Johnson | Dominic Raab, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Lee Rowley
Tory leadership debates got underway this week, as the race to become the next prime minister sees five candidates battle it out – Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat. Sophy Ridge is joined by Sky’s...
07.10.2022
Conservative leadership contest: Grant Shapps, Tom Tugendhat & Jeremy Hunt
Interviews with three Conservative leadership hopefuls: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat and former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Sophy and team on discussions of tax and spending plans from three of those hoping to...
06.19.2022
Strike strife | Grant Shapps & Mick Lynch
Interviews with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch. This week we’re focusing on the nationwide train strikes that will see mass disruption as railway workers walkout to demand big pay rises given the cost of...
05.29.2022
Brandon Lewis, Mick Lynch & Kira Rudik
Interviews with Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, RMT trade union general secretary Mick Lynch and Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik. There are discussions about the Prime Minister’s future following the Sue Gray report, the potential for a nationwide rail strike and...
05.22.2022
Nadhim Zahawi and Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko
Interviews with Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko. Sophy and Scott talk through discussions over Sue Gray’s Partygate report, the cost of living crisis and a very powerful account of the situation in Ukraine.Host: Sophy RidgeContributor: Scott...
05.15.2022
A Eurovision of the future for the Protocol
Interviews with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Shadow Climate Change Secretary & former Labour leader Ed Miliband and Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. Sophy and Scott talk through discussions over the Northern Ireland Protocol and the cost of living crisis -...
05.08.2022
After elections across the UK
Post-election interviews with Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, Labour’s Lisa Nandy and Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper. There are discussions of local elections across Great Britain plus the historic result in Northern Ireland where Sinn Fein topped the polls...
05.01.2022
Pre-election special: Keir Starmer, Nicola Sturgeon & Kwasi Kwarteng
A pre-election special featuring interviews with Labour leader Keir Starmer, First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. There's discussions of sexual misconduct at Westminster, the cost of living crisis and independence for...
04.24.2022
Exclusive interview with trans MP Jamie Wallis
The Conservative MP, who came out as trans, talks exclusively to Sky’s Sophy Ridge about the start of his transition process. Jamie Wallis, who represents Bridgend, also discusses the support he's had and admits the process ahead will be 'challenging...
04.03.2022
Ukraine horrors | Grant Shapps, Alicia Kearns & Andriy Klepikov
With shocking reports from parts of Ukraine where Russian troops have withdrawn Sophy and team have an interview with the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps – who also defends the government’s record on tackling the cost of living crisis. There’s a...

What's Sophy Ridge On Sunday about?

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Sophy Ridge On Sunday episodes:

Introducing… Electoral Dysfunction

Sophy hands over Sunday baton | Tony Blair & Kemi Badenoch

Yes to trees, not tree-huggers | Rachel Reeves and Victoria Atkins

NHS strikes and the 'complicated' issue of teacher pay rises | Steve Barclay and Bridget Phillipson

Inflation, interest, and independence | John Glen, Lisa Nandy, and Humza Yousaf

'Terrible': Ministers react to lockdown party video | Michael Gove and Anas Sarwar

'The world has moved on from Boris Johnson' | Grant Shapps, Guto Harri, and Pat McFadden

Boris Johnson, small boats and unacceptable behaviour claims | Robert Jenrick and Jonathan Reynolds

Suella Braverman’s speeding row | Thérèse Coffey and Andy Street

Local election results, Brexit and nurses' pay | Grant Shapps, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jonathan Reynolds

Local elections and policing coronation protests | Wes Streeting, Lucy Frazer and Daisy Cooper

Local Elections, attack ads and AI | Keir Starmer and Mark Harper

Raab's bullying report and the local elections | Oliver Dowden and Ed Davey

Labour party adverts and NHS strike deals | Greg Hands and Wes Streeting

Planes, ports, and paternity | Suella Braverman, Lisa Nandy, and Guy Opperman

Anti-social behaviour, ‘laughing gas’ ban plus Matt Hancock | Michael Gove and Lucy Powell

Rwanda policy, strike deals and Boris Johnson | Oliver Dowden and Miguel Berger

Spring Budget, Scottish leadership race and Gary Lineker | Jeremy Hunt, Rachel Reeves, and Ash Regan

The small boats plan and the Northern Ireland deal | Chris Heaton-Harris and Lord Dannatt

Northern Ireland Protocol latest | Dominic Raab, Mark Francois and US Senator Bernie Sanders

Not So Quiet On the Northern Irish Front | Penny Mordaunt, Yvette Cooper, Lord Peter Mandelson, and Naomi Long

Tax, international aid and the loan that keeps attracting interest| Andrew Mitchell, John Nicholson and John Redwood

Liz Truss comeback | Grant Shapps, Jonathan Reynolds and Alicia Kearns

Nadhim Zahawi is sacked

"You're the journalist not me." | James Cleverly and Sharon Graham

What next for strikes? | Mark Harper, Peter Kyle and Dr Philip Banfield

"The NHS is on its face" | The Westminster Accounts and Sir Keir Starmer

Winter strikes: James Cleverly, Wes Streeting and Dr Emma Runswick

December strikes, migrant crossings | Nadhim Zahawi and Miguel Berger

Strikes, immigration and I’m A Celebrity | Mark Harper and Lisa Nandy

NHS, Swiss-style EU relations, housing | Steve Barclay, Jonathan Ashworth, Kwajo Tweneboa

The Autumn Statement | Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Simon Clarke

Oliver Dowden on Rishi Sunak's leadership | Paul Blomfield on assisted dying

Rishi Sunak’s first week | Michael Gove, Yvette Cooper, and Inna Sovsun

Rishi v Penny…v Boris? | Steve Baker, Chris Heaton-Harris, and Damian Green

"Treated the country as laboratory mice" | Robert Halfon and Andrew Griffith

Winter is coming | Nadhim Zahawi, Jonathan Ashworth, and Angus Robertson

Conservative Party Conference: Jake Berry, Andy Street and Mel Stride

Labour Party Conference: Ed Miliband, Andy Burnham, RMT and Unison

The day before a new PM | Nicola Sturgeon, Philip Hammond, Edward Lister

Race to replace Boris Johnson | Dominic Raab, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Lee Rowley

Conservative leadership contest: Grant Shapps, Tom Tugendhat & Jeremy Hunt

Strike strife | Grant Shapps & Mick Lynch

Brandon Lewis, Mick Lynch & Kira Rudik

Nadhim Zahawi and Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko

A Eurovision of the future for the Protocol

After elections across the UK

Pre-election special: Keir Starmer, Nicola Sturgeon & Kwasi Kwarteng

Exclusive interview with trans MP Jamie Wallis

Ukraine horrors | Grant Shapps, Alicia Kearns & Andriy Klepikov