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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

John McDonnell, Andrew Mitchell, Steven Woolfe & Jerry Smith

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

After the chemical weapons attack in Syria this week and America's military response, Sophy talks to Labour's Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell and former weapons inspector Jerry Smith. She also speaks to ex-UKIP leadership contender Steven Woolfe about immigration and his former party. #Ridge

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0:00.0

Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.

0:05.0

And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?

0:08.0

Something about her smile is just brighter.

0:10.0

Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...

0:15.0

Catea?

0:16.0

Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,

0:20.0

and she got up to 15%

0:22.0

off with business booker get better sleep for your money premier in rest easy t's and C's apply

0:29.5

hello and welcome to the Sophie Bridge on Sunday podcast after the terrible chemical attack in

0:36.3

Syria this week I spoke to Labor's John

0:38.2

McDonald and Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, as well as the former weapons inspector

0:42.7

Jerry Smith. I was also joined by ex-Yukip leadership contender Stephen Wolfe to discuss

0:47.7

immigration and his former party. A chemical weapons attack in Syria this week killed almost 90 people, including dozens of children.

1:05.4

All the evidence suggests that this was carried out by the Russian-backed government of Bashar al-Assad.

1:11.0

In response, Donald Trump ordered missile strikes on the air base

1:13.9

from which the attacks were believed to have been launched.

1:16.5

This split the Labour Party.

1:18.3

Deputy leader Tom Watson came out in support of the attacks,

1:21.3

but leader Jeremy Corbyn said America shouldn't have acted alone.

1:25.3

And despite the positive headlines about a new school meals policy announced this week,

1:29.4

the party also faced further accusations about anti-Semitism,

1:33.3

after Ken Livingstone was only suspended for comments he made about Hitler.

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