Sophy Ridge On Sunday
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 235
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
Roadmap to freedom? | Hancock, Starmer, Hague & McDonnell
Health Secretary Matt Hancock lays out the government's new vaccine target. He says the lockdown easing roadmap will be "cautious" and "indicative". Keir Starmer says all children should return to sc…
01:01:10 |
Sun 21 Feb 2021
Staggering back to school | Dominic Raab & Prof Tim Spector
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab suggests schools could reopen on a staggered basis. He says the UK is "on track" to meet its mid-February vaccine target. He also says Conservative MPs are making "arbi…
00:48:58 |
Sun 14 Feb 2021
Border(line) decisions | Nadhim Zahawi & Dr David Nabarro
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi defends the UK government's decision to only put arrivals from certain countries into hotel quarantine. He also confirms the UK will not have vaccine passports. The WH…
00:48:18 |
Sun 07 Feb 2021
Continental controversy | Tony Blair & Liz Truss
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair slams "foolish" and "unacceptable" vaccine nationalism by the EU. He also calls for teachers to be prioritised for vaccines. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss s…
00:53:00 |
Sun 31 Jan 2021
A double dose of trouble | Dominic Raab & James Comey
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the government hopes to set out plans to ease lockdown restrictions by March. He says every adult will receive an offer to be vaccinated by September. But he is un…
00:47:03 |
Sun 17 Jan 2021
NHS under pressure | Matt Hancock
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the UK is "on course" to vaccinate two million people a week against coronavirus. He says annual jabs are "highly likely", and backs the police who issued two women…
00:52:49 |
Sun 10 Jan 2021
Covid, Cummings & out of date chocolate | 2020 in review
Sophy looks back over the most extraordinary year in an end of year special with her producer Matt Lavender, editor Toby Sculthorp and Sky's political correspondent Kate McCann. They discuss coronavi…
00:49:18 |
Sun 20 Dec 2020
Deal or no deal? | Dominic Raab & Arancha Gonzalez
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says there is still a "long way to go" for a post-Brexit trade deal to be done with the EU. He does, though, lay out where the UK could compromise. Spain's Foreign Mini…
00:49:42 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
Brexit cynicism | George Eustice, Nick Thomas-Symonds & Gary Neville
Environment Secretary George Eustice says post-Brexit trade talks are "in a very difficult position" despite restarting in Brussels. He lays out where compromises could be found. Shadow Home Secretar…
00:50:27 |
Sun 06 Dec 2020
Vote fears over Tiers | Dominic Raab and Jim McMahon
The government’s fighting on two fronts this week – the Prime Minister’s offering some concessions on Covid restrictions to attempt to head off a backbench rebellion AND trying to get a deal over the…
00:36:24 |
Sun 29 Nov 2020
Lonely this Christmas? | Rishi Sunak
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says we "will not see austerity next week" when he lays out his Spending Review. He also discusses government plans to let families see each other at Christmas, and doesn't rul…
00:42:27 |
Sun 22 Nov 2020
SpAd Jobs & Spag Bog | Simon Coveney & George Eustice
Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says there'll be no UK-EU trade deal if the UK government reintroduces its law-breaking legislation. Environment Secretary George Eustice says it will do just…
00:45:50 |
Sun 15 Nov 2020
Voting: What is it good for? | Dominic Raab & Sajid Javid
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab struggles to say all votes should be counted in a democratic election, after President Trump claims fraud in the United States. Former Chancellor Sajid Javid explains w…
00:42:35 |
Sun 08 Nov 2020
Lockdown 2.0 | Michael Gove & Sir Mark Walport
Michael Gove says England's second national lockdown could last more than one month. He also defends the government against accusations it has moved too slowly to bring the restrictions in. SAGE scie…
00:55:20 |
Sun 01 Nov 2020
Making a meal of it | Free school meals & Dido in trouble
Conservative Sir Bernard Jenkin, Labour's Rosena Allin-Khan and Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield all call for a rethink on the government's decision not to fund free school meals during the hol…
00:43:55 |
Sun 25 Oct 2020
Give me a (circuit) break? | Michael Gove & Sir Jeremy Farrar
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove says the government is not planning another national lockdown. He slams Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham for "posturing" over new restrictions, and raises th…
00:53:12 |
Sun 18 Oct 2020
Trouble in Scotland | Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon denies that coronavirus is out of control in Scotland, as case numbers continue to rise. The First Minister also defends the fact that only half of Scotland's daily testing capacity i…
00:44:34 |
Sun 11 Oct 2020
White House, Red Alert | Trump has Covid
After US President Donald Trump gave an update on his battle against Covid-19, Sophy speaks to his friend Nigel Farage. Former UK Ambassador to Washington Sir Christopher Meyer says the White House i…
00:45:36 |
Sun 04 Oct 2020
Rebel Rebel: How could they know? | Steve Baker & Oliver Dowden
Conservative MP Steve Baker lays out why he and his colleagues plan to rebel against their own government. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says coronavirus rules must be followed if students are to r…
00:44:42 |
Sun 27 Sep 2020
A New Leader, A New Lockdown? | Sir Keir Starmer & Matt Hancock
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for the Prime Minister to apologise over problems with accessing tests for Covid-19. He also raises the prospect of backing a trade deal with EU, and lays out wha…
00:53:53 |
Sun 20 Sep 2020
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