{"id":274561,"date":"2025-09-03T12:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/have-politicians-ever-answered-the-question-talking-politics-qa-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:05:03","slug":"have-politicians-ever-answered-the-question-talking-politics-qa-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/have-politicians-ever-answered-the-question-talking-politics-qa-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Have politicians EVER answered the question? | Talking Politics Q&amp;A | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xdKMI7W26MA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Have politicians EVER answered the question? | Talking Politics Q&amp;A | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xdKMI7W26MA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When did politicians first stop answering the question? 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