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Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Tim Farron, Alex Salmond, Crispin Blunt & Dan Jarvis

Sophy Ridge On Sunday

Sky News

Politics, News, News Commentary, Government

4.2157 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

After a crazy week in politics, Sophy talks to Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. She also speaks to the Chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Crispin Blunt, and travels to Barnsley to meet Labour MP Dan Jarvis. #Ridge

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here comes Steve, with the satisfied smile of a man who's checking out at midday

0:05.8

after a great night's sleep and a delicious unlimited brecky.

0:10.1

See the untamable bedhead here.

0:12.6

And if you look really close, you can see that properly well-rested glow,

0:17.4

which can only mean one thing.

0:19.1

Last night he slept at Premier Inn.

0:22.2

Get better sleep for your money.

0:24.3

Premier Inn.

0:25.3

Rest easy.

0:26.9

Breakfast subject to availability.

0:28.7

Tise and C's apply.

0:31.8

Hello and welcome to the latest Sophie Ridge on Sunday podcast.

0:35.3

Another busy week this week as I spoke to the Lib Dem leader

0:38.5

Tim Farron and the former SMP leader, Alex Salmond. I was also joined by Conservative MP Crispin Blunt

0:44.6

and I went on the road to meet Labour's Dan Jarvis in Barnsley. Well, it's been another huge week in politics, as Theresa May met Donald Trump, a row over Muslims entering the US erupted, the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament has to approve Brexit, and the government wasted no time in publishing their short

1:11.4

and simple Article 50 Bill. Now, the Lib Dems may strongly oppose the Article 50 bill, but every

1:17.4

cloud has a silver lining. Britain's vote to leave the EU has given them something to fight for

1:22.5

again, and they're making a name for themselves as the unashamedly pro-Europe party. I spoke to their leader, Tim Farron, and began by asking him

1:30.0

whether his proposal for a second referendum on a Brexit deal

1:33.3

was really how democracy works.

1:35.8

Well, in one sense, of course, democracy does also,

1:38.4

does most definitely mean that you keep going.

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