{"id":366421,"date":"2026-08-01T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-david-cameron-beat-the-odds-to-win-the-2005-leadership-election-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:00:07","slug":"how-did-david-cameron-beat-the-odds-to-win-the-2005-leadership-election-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-david-cameron-beat-the-odds-to-win-the-2005-leadership-election-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"How did David Cameron beat the odds to win the 2005 leadership election? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xJN7_Dc_PEA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did David Cameron beat the odds to win the 2005 leadership election? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJN7_Dc_PEA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, we look at David Cameron\u2019s rapid rise to Conservative leader in 2005. <\/p>\n<p>This is the second of six Old Newscasts looking at the story of 30 years of British politics through six votes.<\/p>\n<p>In this two part episode we tell the story of how after another damaging election defeat the Conservatives were once again looking for a new leader. 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