{"id":291512,"date":"2025-10-30T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/20-years-of-the-uk-citizenship-test-but-would-you-pass-it-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:05:14","slug":"20-years-of-the-uk-citizenship-test-but-would-you-pass-it-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/20-years-of-the-uk-citizenship-test-but-would-you-pass-it-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"20 years of the UK citizenship test: but would you pass it? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BNu5JNx21bQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"20 years of the UK citizenship test: but would you pass it? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNu5JNx21bQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For 20 years people wishing to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship, have had to pass the Life in the UK test, alongside steps including living here for 5 years and proving knowledge of English, Welsh or Scots Gaelic.<\/p>\n<p>Its questions span history, politics and culture but are they the right ones? 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