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

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

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 the law to allow assisted dying, after his 87-year-old father Harry took his own life following a terminal cancer diagnosis.

We also hear from Dr Mark Pickering, from the organisation Care Not Killing, which promotes palliative care.

Sophy is joined by Sky News' political correspondent Liz Bates and producer Scott Beasley to talk through her big interviews.

WARNING: This podcast features discussion about suicide. If you need to speak to someone, call the Samaritans helpline for free on 116 123 or email [email protected]

SROS producer: Scott Beasley
Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce
Editor: Paul Stanworth

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0:00.0	Donald Trump is heading back to the White House.
0:03.1	Together we can truly make America great again.
0:06.7	We are in for an unpredictable but fascinating four years.
0:10.3	And we're going to be following every twist and turn for the first 100 days.
0:15.0	We'll be bringing you the latest updates and analysis first thing every morning.
0:19.5	So join me, James Mackey.
0:21.3	Me, Martha Kalnick.
0:22.3	And me, Mark Stone, for Trump 100 every weekday at 6am, wherever you get your podcast.
0:31.8	Hello and welcome to the Safey Ridge on Sunday podcast.
0:35.5	Today on the program, we had interviews with Oliver Downen,
0:38.8	a close ally of Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
0:43.5	We also had an interview with the Labour MP Paul Blomfield
0:46.3	about the death of his father and a sister Dime.
0:52.3	Well, as usual, on the podcast, we are joined by our show editor, Scott Beasley.
0:57.5	Hi, Scott.
0:58.0	Good morning. Hi, Sophie.
0:58.9	Morning.
0:59.5	And we have Liz Bates, political correspondent extraordinaire, who is dialing in from Barnsley, I believe.
1:05.2	You're still in Barnsley, Liz?
1:06.4	You know what?
1:06.8	I've actually moved to a slightly different part of Yorkshire. I am now in Penniston,
1:11.8	which is on the outskirts of Sheffield, doing kind of ridiculous northern stereotypes. I've taken a
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