{"id":347165,"date":"2026-05-28T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tony-blair-vs-labour-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:00:16","slug":"tony-blair-vs-labour-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tony-blair-vs-labour-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Blair vs Labour? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/y2mHOgGRW6g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Blair vs Labour? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y2mHOgGRW6g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, Sir Tony Blair has spoken to the Today programme about an almost 6,000 word essay in which he criticises the Labour government for focusing on politics rather than policy. <\/p>\n<p>Adam, Alex and Faisal discuss the arguments made by the former Prime Minister, plus how two would-be leadership contenders Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham (who still needs to fight and win a by-election if he wants to challenge Keir Starmer) have pushed back. <\/p>\n<p>And energy bills will rise for millions as Ofgem raise the price cap for the first time since war in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>A full list of candidates standing in the Makerfield By-Election is available on the BBC News website https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cgrp1z8n4w2o <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Sir Tony Blair has spoken to the Today programme about an almost 6,000 word essay in which he criticises the Labour government for focusing on politics rather than policy. 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