{"id":310842,"date":"2026-01-19T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/in-unserious-times-we-have-serious-leadership-in-starmer-says-scotland-secretary-of-state\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:00:09","slug":"in-unserious-times-we-have-serious-leadership-in-starmer-says-scotland-secretary-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/in-unserious-times-we-have-serious-leadership-in-starmer-says-scotland-secretary-of-state\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018In unserious times, we have serious leadership in Starmer\u2019, says Scotland Secretary of State."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IlwaMtE17rM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018In unserious times, we have serious leadership in Starmer\u2019, says Scotland Secretary of State.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IlwaMtE17rM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Caption \u2018In unserious times, we have serious leadership in Starmer\u2019, says Scotland Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Alexander says he feels a sense of relief that there is \u2018serious leadership\u2019 in Downing Street.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caption \u2018In unserious times, we have serious leadership in Starmer\u2019, says Scotland Secretary of State. 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