{"id":329301,"date":"2026-03-26T09:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-labour-hold-on-to-power-in-birmingham-despite-bin-strikes-and-bankruptcy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:03:37","slug":"can-labour-hold-on-to-power-in-birmingham-despite-bin-strikes-and-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-labour-hold-on-to-power-in-birmingham-despite-bin-strikes-and-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Labour hold on to power in Birmingham despite bin strikes and bankruptcy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rbvV1DUHhJs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can Labour hold on to power in Birmingham despite bin strikes and bankruptcy?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbvV1DUHhJs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Labour&#8217;s hold on Birmingham is under threat in May&#8217;s local elections. <\/p>\n<p>The city has suffered from the bankruptcy of its council and bin strikes that have left children navigating piles of rubbish to play outside.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s political correspondent Alex Rogers reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/can-labour-hold-on-to-power-in-birmingham-despite-bin-strikes-and-bankruptcy-13524307<\/p>\n<p>#birmingham #localelections #labour <\/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>Labour&#8217;s hold on Birmingham is under threat in May&#8217;s local elections. The city has suffered from the bankruptcy of its council and bin strikes that have left children navigating piles of rubbish to play outside. Sky&#8217;s political correspondent Alex Rogers reports. 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