Sophy Ridge
@SophyRidgeSky
Lead politics presenter, Sky News. RTS Presenter of the Year. “Fuelled by canteen hash browns” - the Sunday Times.
Thrilled to win Presenter of the Year at @RTS_media awards - a huge honour and a real pinch yourself moment for me to be among previous winners like @susannareid100 @CliveMyrieBBC @maitlis @annabotting


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BREAKING: Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76. trib.al/NRGiXel 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
This means a lot 🙏 as someone who listened to a lot of metal in my youth!
Credit to @SophyRidgeSky - doing Ozzy Osborne proud on @SkyNews at the moment
Every week we get a read-out from Cabinet - the weekly meeting of the Government's most senior ministers. It's sent round to journalists by No10. And to be honest, normally, it's pretty boring. But this week - it acknowledged something really quite important. A year on for the…
📢 Coming up on #PoliticsHub with @SophyRidgeSky… 🔴 @icelandrichard 🔴 Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire @andreajenkyn 🔴 Labour's @TanDhesi ⏰ 7pm 📱 trib.al/qNpFzE6 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Diane Abbott has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party, pending an investigation. We cannot comment further while this investigation is ongoing.”
Kinda nuts that soon just 9 years will separate ‘no slushies’ from being able to vote
Children under 7 should NOT drink slushies - according to the Food Standards Agency - an important intervention given the bloody machines are everywhere "These drinks may seem harmless & side-effects are generally mild, they can pose serious health risks to young children"
Really interesting thread here @SophyRidgeSky – I do also worry about the bombarding of young people with political messages which will be tailored to them at a sensitive point in their development.
16 & 17 year olds are going to be able to vote in UK elections in the biggest shake up of the voting system since 1969. It's most likely to benefit parties on the left - the Greens, the Labour Party - but I also wonder if it will help Reform further leapfrog the Conservatives as…
16 & 17 year olds are going to be able to vote in UK elections in the biggest shake up of the voting system since 1969. It's most likely to benefit parties on the left - the Greens, the Labour Party - but I also wonder if it will help Reform further leapfrog the Conservatives as…
You could see Keir Starmer's move to suspend four MPs as a show of strength. A man with a big majority not putting up with any nonsense from unruly backbenchers. And of course it sends a message to others who might be tempted to rebel in future. But it's also a risky move for a…
When we entered Afghanistan, we didn't think about the thousands of Afghans who fought alongside us. We didn't think of the end game - think of the chaotic evacuation. The Taliban are back & girls have been banned from school for 1,300 days and counting.
This is an extraordinarily honest watch from a sportsman at the top of his game “This is not a fulfilling life… if I win, I’m going to be happy for about two minutes”
Brilliant political broadcasting as ever from @SophyRidgeSky. This story is shocking and the collective failure of Afghanistan shames us all.👇
A massive data leak of thousands of Afghans who fought alongside the British military has been revealed after a super injunction was lifted. @SophyRidgeSky says 'there is so much to be sorry for.' #PoliticsHub trib.al/qBTa6Wu
A massive data leak of thousands of Afghans who fought alongside the British military has been revealed after a super injunction was lifted. @SophyRidgeSky says 'there is so much to be sorry for.' #PoliticsHub trib.al/qBTa6Wu
📢 Coming up on #PoliticsHub with @SophyRidgeSky… 🔴 Tory MP @AndrewmitchMP 🔴 General sec of University and College Union @DrJoGrady 🔴 Former defence sec Dame @PennyMordaunt 🔴 Armed Forces Minister @LukePollard ⏰ 7pm 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Donald Trump has given Putin 50 days to stop the war in Ukraine or face 'severe' tariffs. @SophyRidgeSky looks at Trump's 'massive change' in his approach to the war in Ukraine. trib.al/6TBLvdA
Keir Starmer has got a migrant returns agreement with France over the line for the first time. Or has he?
The conversation is shifting from ‘do we need more taxes?’ to ‘which new taxes?’ inside Labour. @AndyBurnhamGM backs a wealth tax this evening, speaking to @SophyRidgeSky
"Are you in favour of a wealth tax?" @SophyRidgeSky asks Manchester Mayor @AndyBurnhamGM "There is a clear case for one", he says. Adding, "The extremes of wealth are huge" in the UK. 📱 trib.al/qNpFzE6 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
As Oasis take to the road, @SophyRidgeSky asks, "are there any other guys from Manchester plotting a comeback... to Westminster?" For Greater Manchester Mayor @AndyBurnhamGM , Manchester 'right now' is where he wants to be. 📱 trib.al/qNpFzE6