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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Tony Blair, Jonathan Ashworth & Liz Truss

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In a wide-ranging edition, Sophy talks to former Prime Minister Tony Blair about Brexit, peace in Northern Ireland, and anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Plus Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth and Chief Secretary Liz Truss chat about social media and mansplaining.

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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.

0:24.6

Listen now to the world with Richard Engel and me Yalda Hakim, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.2

Hello and welcome to the Safey Ridge on Sunday podcast.

0:37.3

This week we were joined by the former Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss Brexit, anti-Semitism, foreign affairs and much else.

0:44.7

Plus, Liz Truss and Jonathan Ashworth were in the studio to discuss Brexit and social media. Well, this week has all been about talking, most of it in private.

1:03.6

Theresa May was in Belfast talking to Northern Irish politicians and businesses

1:07.6

before heading to Dublin to see Leo Varadka.

1:10.8

Prior to that, Varadka.

1:16.0

Prior to that, Varadka was in Brussels where he met with EU Chiefs Donald Tusk and John Claude Juncker.

1:21.3

Mr Tusk made waves when he said there was a special place in hell for those who advocated Brexit without a plan to carry it out safely.

1:23.9

Cue anger in Britain and further cries of concern that with Brexit less than two months away,

1:29.2

neither side looks in the mood to compromise. Jeremy Corbyn, though, suggested that he was

1:34.0

penning a letter to the Prime Minister laying out Labour's demands for a Brexit deal, although

1:38.9

he did stop short of promising to vote for the deal if those demands were met.

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