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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

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

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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 Starmer defends his party’s personal attacks on PM Rishi Sunak. Plus, are governments prepared for the impact of AI on our economy, artificial intelligence expert Stuart Russell says they aren’t.

Political Editor at the Daily Express, Sam Lister joins Sophy Ridge to unpick all those interviews and look ahead to the week in Westminster.


Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott
Podcast Editor: Paul Stanworth

Transcript

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Hello and welcome to the Sophie Ridge on Sunday podcast. This week I've been speaking to

0:52.7

the Labour leader, Keir Stama, the head of the local speaking to the Labour leader Kierstama,

0:57.0

the head of the local elections, and the transport secretary Mark Harper.

1:03.4

Plus, we also heard from Stuart Russell, the British computer scientist on AI, artificial intelligence.

1:07.8

Well, joining me today to unpick all of this is the political editor at the Daily Express, Sam Lister.

1:12.6

How are you doing?

1:13.6

I'm very well. Great to be here.

1:14.6

Yeah, gearing up for a big week ahead with the local elections.

1:16.6

Yeah, I can't wait.

1:17.6

You saw what World Cup as everyone all says, isn't it?

1:19.6

Yeah, it is.

1:20.6

Even the local elections.

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