{"id":357584,"date":"2026-07-02T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-starmer-expected-to-apologise-for-forced-adoption-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:00:25","slug":"watch-live-starmer-expected-to-apologise-for-forced-adoption-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-starmer-expected-to-apologise-for-forced-adoption-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch live: Starmer expected to apologise for forced adoption scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/amqV1TgUv74\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch live: Starmer expected to apologise for forced adoption scandal\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amqV1TgUv74\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Survivors of historical forced adoption are set to receive a state apology they have spent decades campaigning for when the prime minister says sorry in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer is expected to stand in the Commons and acknowledge the harm caused when an estimated 185,000 babies of unmarried mothers were adopted in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976.<\/p>\n<p>His formal apology will come after he meets with campaigners in Downing Street on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nFor more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survivors of historical forced adoption are set to receive a state apology they have spent decades campaigning for when the prime minister says sorry in parliament. 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