Sophy Ridge
Political Correspondent
Sophy Ridge joined Sky News in January 2010 as Political Correspondent, working predominantly on the channel’s Sunrise programme.
Since joining Sky News, Sophy has gained recognition for her broadcasting at the annual party conferences and during the closure of the News of the World. Last year she launched a popular Waste Watch blog, tracking Government spending.
Sophy has won a number of journalism awards. In 2012 she received a Gold Award in the MHP communication consultancy awards. She was singled out for her engaging political broadcasting, her excellent use of social media and her ability to "even keep Adam Boulton on his toes."
In 2011 she was named as the top-rated female political blogger in the Total Politics Blog Awards.
Previously, Sophy worked for the News of the World’s political team. Her exclusive stories included an undercover sting on MEP Tom Wise which led to a jail sentence for fraudulent expenses and an exposé on Lib Dem Chief Executive Chris Rennard’s second-home claims, which forced him to quit.
Sophy graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature and enjoys reading in her spare time.
Videos
Articles
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About 5,000 local council seats are up for grabs across Britain 2:31pm UK, Wednesday May 02, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent Politicians have launched a final bid to secure votes before the local elections on Thursday. The result will be seen a
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Louise Mensch, left, and Tom Watson, right, were deeply divided over an amendment targeting Rupert Murdoch 4:57pm UK, Tuesday May 01, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent It was a devastating report: three executives misled parliament and Rupert Mur
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Mr Murdoch said the response to phone hacking allegations had been 'slow' 8:35am UK, Thursday April 26, 2012 Katie Stallard, media and technology correspondent Rupert Murdoch will be questioned about the phone-hacking scandal at the News Of The World whe
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Mr Murdoch said the response to phone hacking allegations had been 'slow' 7:31am UK, Thursday April 26, 2012 Katie Stallard, media and technology correspondent Rupert Murdoch will be questioned about the phone-hacking scandal at the News Of The World whe
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Mr Murdoch said the response to phone hacking allegations had been 'slow' 12:48am UK, Thursday April 26, 2012 Katie Stallard, media and technology correspondent Rupert Murdoch will be questioned about the phone-hacking scandal at the News Of The World wh
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Rupert Murdoch arrives at the High Court ahead of several hours of questioning at the Leveson Inquiry 3:10pm UK, Wednesday April 25, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent At times the evidence from Rupert Murdoch - who has seen numerous politicians c
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3:12pm UK, Sunday April 22, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has told Sky News it will take "a few months" to deport radical cleric Abu Qatada because of legal process. There is currently confusion over whether an ap
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says it is time to be proud to be a Lib Dem 2:14am UK, Tuesday April 03, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is launching the Liberal Democrat local election campaign on a visit to S
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The PM has faced difficult patches before - but these headlines are of the Government's own making 4:11pm UK, Thursday March 29, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent A week is a long time in politics - seven days ago most people would not believe a
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The Budget changed the income tax rate for those earning more than £150,000 from 50p to 45p 9:29am UK, Tuesday March 27, 2012 Sophy Ridge, political correspondent Labour MPs have been mocked by their political opponents after failing to vote against scra
Blogs
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .In the red corner... It's Tom Watson. In the blue corner, Louise Mensch.There's no love lost between the two most colourful members of parliament's Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee if today's Twitter spat is anything to go
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is under constant fire from Labour over his handling of News Corp's bid for BSkyB.But the real danger to his Cabinet position could be lurking much closer.Because the Lib Dems are getting twitchy.For
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .The news that Chancellor George Osborne has committed a further £10bn to the International Monetary Fund's bailout war chest may not be unexpected - but it's still causing distress among Conservative backbenchers.Many feel it is
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .The news that Chancellor George Osborne has committed a further £10bn to the International Monetary Fund's bailout war chest may not be unexpected - but it's still causing distress among Conservative backbenchers.Many feel it is
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .Homeowners who want to build a conservatory or change their boiler may have pay to make their homes more energy efficient first, under government proposals.Clearly there is a balancing act between cutting the UK's carbon footprin
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .The jumble of rules on bin collections is confusing enough for most people.But changes to rubbish and recycling in Cornwall have caused more head-scratching than most - and make the council a Waste Watch target.A special helpline
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .What do Liberal Democrats stand for?If you asked people before the 2010 General Election, they would probably say scrapping tuition fees, protecting civil liberties, being pro-European and anti the Iraq war.Tuition fees are here
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .Given the strident opposition of Ed Miliband to scrapping the 50p rate of income tax, you would expect Labour MPs to jump at the chance of voting against the cut.But last night, just TWO Labour MPs opposed the government in a vot
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .The investigation that claimed the scalp of the Conservative party's co-treasurer Peter Cruddas is clearly deeply embarrassing.After bragging to undercover reports that donating enough money gets you access to the "Premier League
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Posted by - Sophy Ridge .Waste Watch has chronicled many troubling examples of how taxpayers' money is being spent.But even regular blog readers will be surprised to hear that a Whitehall efficiency drive set up to combat waste has spent MORE than it sav
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- Amanda Walker Moscow Correspondent
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- Joey Jones Deputy Political Editor
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- Lucy Cotter Arts and Entertainment Correspondent
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- Mark Stone Sky News Reporter
- Mark White Home Affairs Correspondent
- Robert Nisbet Europe Correspondent
- Sam Kiley Defence and Security Editor
- Sophy Ridge Political Correspondent
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- Tim Marshall Foreign Affairs Editor
Sophy Ridge's Tweets
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@sunny_hundal he's so gorgeous...
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Perfect Sunday: walking this beautiful guide dog... http://t.co/0riNGdNI
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@HarryBarry1988 well good luck with it, I'm sure you'll be great
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@niallnobiobrien yep this game is pretty exciting
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@HarryBarry1988 thanks! Very kind
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@niallnobiobrien agree - pretty shocking really
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#ff who to follow if you're interested in leveson @joeyjonessky @skymarkwhite @dansabbagh @benfenton
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@Goldcap1 that's a very kind thing to say, I hope you enjoy Twitter!
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