{"id":165471,"date":"2024-07-01T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/general-election-2024-councils-unable-to-keep-up-with-surge-in-demand-for-postal-votes\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:00:44","slug":"general-election-2024-councils-unable-to-keep-up-with-surge-in-demand-for-postal-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/general-election-2024-councils-unable-to-keep-up-with-surge-in-demand-for-postal-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"General Election 2024: Councils unable to keep up with surge in demand for postal votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oKiJ-hzxOWA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"General Election 2024: Councils unable to keep up with surge in demand for postal votes\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKiJ-hzxOWA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>People in Scotland have been left unable to vote in the upcoming general election after postal votes failed to arrive before Scottish schools went on summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Councils haven&#8217;t been able to match the increase in demand for postal votes, which in Edinburgh alone has risen by 42% since the last general election.<\/p>\n<p>Politics lecturer Dr Scott Brown says the delays could alter the outcome of the election, with polls showing there is a 1% difference in votes in certain constituencies.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #election2024 #edinburgh <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in Scotland have been left unable to vote in the upcoming general election after postal votes failed to arrive before Scottish schools went on summer holidays. Councils haven&#8217;t been able to match the increase in demand for postal votes, which in Edinburgh alone has risen by 42% since the last general election. 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