{"id":318581,"date":"2026-02-17T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/govt-u-turn-im-not-going-to-stand-and-pretend-the-change-is-ideal-says-minister\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:00:24","slug":"govt-u-turn-im-not-going-to-stand-and-pretend-the-change-is-ideal-says-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/govt-u-turn-im-not-going-to-stand-and-pretend-the-change-is-ideal-says-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt U-turn: &#8216;I&#8217;m not going to stand and pretend the change is ideal&#8217; says minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/14u8EIHMv9I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Govt U-turn: 'I'm not going to stand and pretend the change is ideal' says minister\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/14u8EIHMv9I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has U-turned, reinstating a swathe of local elections after previously cancelling them. This was forced by a change in the legal advice to the government on them.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News health minister Stephen Kinnock says he cannot say what changed in the legal advice, as he is not part of the relevant department.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#8217;m not going to stand here today and pretend the change in the legal position is ideal,&quot; he adds. &quot;But what I will say is all of the decisions we take are based on what we believe to be in the best interests of the British taxpayer and of the British people.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-mandelson-starmer-mcsweeney-epstein-files-labour-leader-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#ukpolitics #government #skynews <\/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>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor 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<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/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>The government has U-turned, reinstating a swathe of local elections after previously cancelling them. 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