Sophy Ridge
@sophyridge.bsky.social
Lead Politics Presenter, Sky News
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Sophy Ridge
@sophyridge.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Recommend the biro-on-a-piece-of-paper-in-the-back-of-a-cab method of verification 😂
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When @sophyridge.bsky.social, @bethrigby.bsky.social and @edconway.bsky.social all realised that the OBR has leaked the Budget early.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
When @sophyridge.bsky.social, @bethrigby.bsky.social and @edconway.bsky.social all realised that the OBR has leaked the Budget early.
At 10.15am I’ll be doing an Insta live if you fancy asking me any Qs about Budget, new Morning show etc
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
At 10.15am I’ll be doing an Insta live if you fancy asking me any Qs about Budget, new Morning show etc
🚨 5 stories you need to know this morning 🚨
A Russian spy ship is stalking the coast of Scotland
The US & Russia plan a secret Ukraine peace deal involving Kiev giving up territory
Trump signs off Epstein files
Half of authors think AI will replace them
Snow is coming!
A Russian spy ship is stalking the coast of Scotland
The US & Russia plan a secret Ukraine peace deal involving Kiev giving up territory
Trump signs off Epstein files
Half of authors think AI will replace them
Snow is coming!
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🚨 5 stories you need to know this morning 🚨
A Russian spy ship is stalking the coast of Scotland
The US & Russia plan a secret Ukraine peace deal involving Kiev giving up territory
Trump signs off Epstein files
Half of authors think AI will replace them
Snow is coming!
A Russian spy ship is stalking the coast of Scotland
The US & Russia plan a secret Ukraine peace deal involving Kiev giving up territory
Trump signs off Epstein files
Half of authors think AI will replace them
Snow is coming!
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our latest Cheat Sheet podcast is out! All the news you need to know in just TEN MINUTES
From Scotland getting into the World Cup for the first time since 1998 to why Saudi Arabia is now being embraced by the US
Also email us! [email protected] and we’ll get back to you
From Scotland getting into the World Cup for the first time since 1998 to why Saudi Arabia is now being embraced by the US
Also email us! [email protected] and we’ll get back to you
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Our latest Cheat Sheet podcast is out! All the news you need to know in just TEN MINUTES
From Scotland getting into the World Cup for the first time since 1998 to why Saudi Arabia is now being embraced by the US
Also email us! [email protected] and we’ll get back to you
From Scotland getting into the World Cup for the first time since 1998 to why Saudi Arabia is now being embraced by the US
Also email us! [email protected] and we’ll get back to you
On this morning’s Cheat Sheet we gave an update on the Louvre heist after a listener request… any stories you want us to cover (either on the pod or the TV show)? Let us know!
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
On this morning’s Cheat Sheet we gave an update on the Louvre heist after a listener request… any stories you want us to cover (either on the pod or the TV show)? Let us know!
And we’re off! Thanks so much for joining me and Wilf for Mornings with Ridge & Frost
Any feedback always gratefully appreciated - and let us know if there any stories/issues you want us to cover too x
Any feedback always gratefully appreciated - and let us know if there any stories/issues you want us to cover too x
November 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
And we’re off! Thanks so much for joining me and Wilf for Mornings with Ridge & Frost
Any feedback always gratefully appreciated - and let us know if there any stories/issues you want us to cover too x
Any feedback always gratefully appreciated - and let us know if there any stories/issues you want us to cover too x
Let’s talk #FPL … how is everyone doing
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3 free transfers… Haaland is coming in, but what else?
#nerd #fantasypremierleague
OR: 500,000
3 free transfers… Haaland is coming in, but what else?
#nerd #fantasypremierleague
September 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Let’s talk #FPL … how is everyone doing
OR: 500,000
3 free transfers… Haaland is coming in, but what else?
#nerd #fantasypremierleague
OR: 500,000
3 free transfers… Haaland is coming in, but what else?
#nerd #fantasypremierleague
Pretty shocking findings from personal safety app WalkSafe
1 in 4 women harassed at work
1 in 7 face unwanted sexual behaviour
Research also shows many don’t feel confident enough to report it & 16% have left a job over it
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
1 in 4 women harassed at work
1 in 7 face unwanted sexual behaviour
Research also shows many don’t feel confident enough to report it & 16% have left a job over it
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Quarter of women are victims of workplace harassment, study finds
New statistics have uncovered a worrying epidemic of threatening behaviour in the workplace, with more than a quarter of women having faced harassment - and 16% of people considering leaving their job...
www.mirror.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Pretty shocking findings from personal safety app WalkSafe
1 in 4 women harassed at work
1 in 7 face unwanted sexual behaviour
Research also shows many don’t feel confident enough to report it & 16% have left a job over it
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
1 in 4 women harassed at work
1 in 7 face unwanted sexual behaviour
Research also shows many don’t feel confident enough to report it & 16% have left a job over it
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Quite something to see Donald Trump celebrate a “cancellation”
September 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Quite something to see Donald Trump celebrate a “cancellation”
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US Ambassador Lord Mandelson has been removed from the post over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
But @sophyridge.bsky.social says while questions remain over the appointment, the lack of responsibility is another issue.
Read more🔗 trib.al/H4P28i5
But @sophyridge.bsky.social says while questions remain over the appointment, the lack of responsibility is another issue.
Read more🔗 trib.al/H4P28i5
September 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
US Ambassador Lord Mandelson has been removed from the post over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
But @sophyridge.bsky.social says while questions remain over the appointment, the lack of responsibility is another issue.
Read more🔗 trib.al/H4P28i5
But @sophyridge.bsky.social says while questions remain over the appointment, the lack of responsibility is another issue.
Read more🔗 trib.al/H4P28i5
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Is Haribo sponsoring Sky News political coverage?
Some lighthearted moments from a febrile Downing Street yesterday, with Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social 🍬 & Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social 🍸 #haribo
Some lighthearted moments from a febrile Downing Street yesterday, with Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social 🍬 & Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social 🍸 #haribo
September 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Is Haribo sponsoring Sky News political coverage?
Some lighthearted moments from a febrile Downing Street yesterday, with Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social 🍬 & Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social 🍸 #haribo
Some lighthearted moments from a febrile Downing Street yesterday, with Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social 🍬 & Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social 🍸 #haribo
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@sophyridge.bsky.social interviews @zackpolanski.bsky.social well on @skynewsrss.bsky.social - enabling viewers to get a picture of his politics.
youtu.be/RhD2ZuKrXPg?...
youtu.be/RhD2ZuKrXPg?...
New Green leader spoke briefly to Corbyn yesterday - but would he consider a deal?
YouTube video by Sky News
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September 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
@sophyridge.bsky.social interviews @zackpolanski.bsky.social well on @skynewsrss.bsky.social - enabling viewers to get a picture of his politics.
youtu.be/RhD2ZuKrXPg?...
youtu.be/RhD2ZuKrXPg?...
On today’s Politics Hub I’ll be interviewing Zack Polanski - who’s just won the Green leadership election by a landslide
Anything you’d like to ask him?
Anything you’d like to ask him?
September 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On today’s Politics Hub I’ll be interviewing Zack Polanski - who’s just won the Green leadership election by a landslide
Anything you’d like to ask him?
Anything you’d like to ask him?
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This is my flag.
August 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is my flag.
August 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Soooo I’m about to find out how many coffees one woman can consume before 7am
Me & Wilfred Frost will be shaking up Sky’s breakfast show from later this year and I can’t wait to work together.
Presenting Breakfast is a massive honour for me & a real pinch yourself moment. ❤️
Me & Wilfred Frost will be shaking up Sky’s breakfast show from later this year and I can’t wait to work together.
Presenting Breakfast is a massive honour for me & a real pinch yourself moment. ❤️
August 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Soooo I’m about to find out how many coffees one woman can consume before 7am
Me & Wilfred Frost will be shaking up Sky’s breakfast show from later this year and I can’t wait to work together.
Presenting Breakfast is a massive honour for me & a real pinch yourself moment. ❤️
Me & Wilfred Frost will be shaking up Sky’s breakfast show from later this year and I can’t wait to work together.
Presenting Breakfast is a massive honour for me & a real pinch yourself moment. ❤️
MPs are facing perhaps the most important choice they will make as parliamentarians - whether to legalise assisted dying
The strength of feeling in Parliament has produced some of the most thoughtful and impassioned debate I've witnessed - join me for full coverage
@SkyNews
The strength of feeling in Parliament has produced some of the most thoughtful and impassioned debate I've witnessed - join me for full coverage
@SkyNews
June 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
MPs are facing perhaps the most important choice they will make as parliamentarians - whether to legalise assisted dying
The strength of feeling in Parliament has produced some of the most thoughtful and impassioned debate I've witnessed - join me for full coverage
@SkyNews
The strength of feeling in Parliament has produced some of the most thoughtful and impassioned debate I've witnessed - join me for full coverage
@SkyNews
June 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Casey: "I was following through on an archived child's file and found the word Pakistani tippexed out. And I thought: whoever did that, inadvertently, was giving ammunition to the EDL... If good people don't grasp difficult things, bad people will."
Great interview, @sophyridge.bsky.social. ~AA
Great interview, @sophyridge.bsky.social. ~AA
June 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Casey: "I was following through on an archived child's file and found the word Pakistani tippexed out. And I thought: whoever did that, inadvertently, was giving ammunition to the EDL... If good people don't grasp difficult things, bad people will."
Great interview, @sophyridge.bsky.social. ~AA
Great interview, @sophyridge.bsky.social. ~AA
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This is a brilliant, moving report capturing life and the absurdity of the system for most prisoners and prison officers. If only more media outlets could do this, instead of frothing at the mouth about prison reform. Congrats to Preston Prison for opening its doors too.
I rarely do this but please watch our report from Preston Prison
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
Inside one of Britain's most overcrowded prisons
YouTube video by Sky News
m.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This is a brilliant, moving report capturing life and the absurdity of the system for most prisoners and prison officers. If only more media outlets could do this, instead of frothing at the mouth about prison reform. Congrats to Preston Prison for opening its doors too.
I rarely do this but please watch our report from Preston Prison
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
Inside one of Britain's most overcrowded prisons
YouTube video by Sky News
m.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I rarely do this but please watch our report from Preston Prison
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
Spending time at Preston Prison floored me and changed my view of the prison system.
Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised - but people speak louder than statistics.
My piece on why prisons are crying out for real reform
news.sky.com/story/inside...
Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised - but people speak louder than statistics.
My piece on why prisons are crying out for real reform
news.sky.com/story/inside...
Inside the UK's broken prison system where tinkering around the edges will no longer work
Sky News lead politics presenter Sophy Ridge went behind the barbed-wire-topped walls of Preston Prison to see a breaking system first-hand.
news.sky.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Spending time at Preston Prison floored me and changed my view of the prison system.
Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised - but people speak louder than statistics.
My piece on why prisons are crying out for real reform
news.sky.com/story/inside...
Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised - but people speak louder than statistics.
My piece on why prisons are crying out for real reform
news.sky.com/story/inside...
Reform’s success today matters politically; of course
But it also matters in terms of *policy* because if both Labour & Conservatives are worried about shedding votes to them - they’re likely to tack closer towards them in terms of their policy offer
But it also matters in terms of *policy* because if both Labour & Conservatives are worried about shedding votes to them - they’re likely to tack closer towards them in terms of their policy offer
May 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Reform’s success today matters politically; of course
But it also matters in terms of *policy* because if both Labour & Conservatives are worried about shedding votes to them - they’re likely to tack closer towards them in terms of their policy offer
But it also matters in terms of *policy* because if both Labour & Conservatives are worried about shedding votes to them - they’re likely to tack closer towards them in terms of their policy offer