{"id":278400,"date":"2025-09-15T18:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pms-senior-adviser-resigns-over-sexually-explicit-texts-he-sent-about-diane-abbott-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:05:23","slug":"pms-senior-adviser-resigns-over-sexually-explicit-texts-he-sent-about-diane-abbott-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pms-senior-adviser-resigns-over-sexually-explicit-texts-he-sent-about-diane-abbott-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"PM&#8217;s senior adviser resigns over sexually explicit texts he sent about Diane Abbott | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jvNptmZQy2Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PM's senior adviser resigns over sexually explicit texts he sent about Diane Abbott | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvNptmZQy2Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Paul Ovenden resigned after ITV News revealed messages showing him admitting to discussing Abbott in derogatory sexual terms in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Ovenden said he was sorry for the hurt these messages would cause. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Ovenden resigned after ITV News revealed messages showing him admitting to discussing Abbott in derogatory sexual terms in 2017. 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