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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Life beyond Brexit with guests Iain Duncan Smith and Anna Soubry

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Sophy is joined by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and The Independent Group's Anna Soubry to get their (somewhat different) takes on the latest delay to leaving the EU.

Plus, with the time pressure around Brexit easing off, Sophy talks about another issue - the case of Julian Assange - in a rare interview with his lawyer.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The world is becoming increasingly complex and volatile.

0:03.5

How can we make sense of it all?

0:04.9

I'm Richard Engel.

0:05.7

And I'm Yalda Hekeem.

0:06.7

And we're the top international correspondents at NBC News and Sky News.

0:10.9

And we present Sky News's latest podcast, The World.

0:14.7

Each week will cut through the noise to guide you through the week's global events

0:18.6

and explain to you why, what happens out there

0:22.4

matters to you wherever you are. Listen now to the world with Richard Engel and me Yalda Hakim,

0:28.2

wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.1

Hello and welcome to the Safie Ridge on Sunday podcast.

0:42.8

After another Brexit delay was agreed, we were joined by the Conservative Brexter in Duncan Smith and the Independent Group MP Anna Sue Breit.

0:45.4

Plus, with the Julian Assange story making political waves, we spoke to his lawyer.

0:50.1

Thank you. Now, when it comes to Brexit, there is a lot that divides.

1:02.7

But the one thing that seems to unite is that everyone would rather delay than make a decision,

1:07.2

the government, MPs and now the European Union.

1:10.6

This week, EU leaders agreed to

1:12.5

delay Brexit until the end of October, even though the French president took a bit of persuading.

1:17.9

Well, that decision has not gone down well on the Conservative backbenches, but with Theresa May

1:21.7

immune from a formal challenge until December, it's not clear what they can now do about it.

1:27.1

MPs have headed home for Easter,

1:28.9

some to rest, others to stew, and no doubt some to plot. With Parliament not sitting and the

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