{"id":345702,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-it-take-so-long-patrick-christys-on-labours-hesitancy-to-introduce-single-sex-guidance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:41","slug":"why-did-it-take-so-long-patrick-christys-on-labours-hesitancy-to-introduce-single-sex-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-it-take-so-long-patrick-christys-on-labours-hesitancy-to-introduce-single-sex-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018WHY did it take so long?\u2019 | Patrick Christys on Labour\u2019s hesitancy to introduce single-sex guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iaW-Zrx0SxY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018WHY did it take so long?\u2019 | Patrick Christys on Labour\u2019s hesitancy to introduce single-sex guidance\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iaW-Zrx0SxY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Go to http:\/\/www.expressvpn.com\/GBNews to get 75% off ExpressVPN. 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