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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

John McDonnell, Nigel Farage & Dr Sarah Wollaston

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2017

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The latest 'Sophy Ridge on Sunday' podcast features interviews with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. Sophy also speaks to Dr Sarah Wollaston MP about problems in the NHS, the man challenging Len McCluskey for the leadership of Unite, Gerard Coyne, and provides additional analysis on what her guests had to say. #Ridge

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0:33.8

Hello and welcome to the Sophie Ridge on Sunday podcast.

0:37.6

It was a busy program for me this week where I spoke to Labour's shadow chancellor John Macdonnell and discussed problems in the NHS with Dr Sarah

0:41.9

Williston, the chair of the House of Commons Health Select Committee. I also spoke to

0:46.5

Ger Coim, who is the man trying to oust Len McCluskey as the leader of Unite and

0:50.8

chatted to Nigel Farage about his new best friend, the incoming US president Donald Trump.

1:04.8

Now, the biggest story of the last week has been the NHS with pressure mounting on the government

1:09.4

to do more to help doctors and nurses cope with rising demand. Who better to talk to about this than Dr Sarah

1:15.0

Williston, GP, Conservative MP and chair of the Commons Health Select Committee? And I started

1:20.5

by asking her if we should be paying more attention to yet more warnings of an NHS crisis.

1:25.6

Well we should be listening. I think what's different is that whereas in the past, yes, we've always had winter pressures.

1:30.9

I worked in the NHS for 24 years and there was always winter pressures.

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