{"id":368751,"date":"2026-08-10T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-2010-election-old-newscast-brown-vs-cameron-vs-clegg-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:00:25","slug":"the-2010-election-old-newscast-brown-vs-cameron-vs-clegg-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-2010-election-old-newscast-brown-vs-cameron-vs-clegg-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2010 Election Old Newscast: Brown vs Cameron vs Clegg | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/T9Yr9E1CbnE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The 2010 Election Old Newscast: Brown vs Cameron vs Clegg | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9Yr9E1CbnE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In this episode, we look at the closest General Election of a generation as three party leaders faced their first national test.<\/p>\n<p>There had been building speculation about when Labour Prime Minister Gordon would call the election after taking over from Tony Blair in 2007. When he eventually did, he faced the Conservatives\u2019 David Cameron and Liberal Democrats\u2019 Nick Clegg. <\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Nick Robinson, who was the BBC\u2019s political editor at the time, and Jo Coburn, who was presenting Daily Politics.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the latest of our special Old Newscast series looking back at the moments that shaped the course of modern political history in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Intro<br \/>\n00:47 \u2013 Setting the scene<br \/>\n05:41 \u2013 Nick Robinson&#8217;s scariest moment in the job<br \/>\n09:25 \u2013 The financial crash and its fallout<br \/>\n18:07 \u2013 The MPs&#8217; expenses scandal<br \/>\n27:44 \u2013 The election is called<br \/>\n28:52 \u2013 The TV leaders&#8217; debates<br \/>\n49:29 \u2013 The Gillian Duffy &quot;bigoted woman&quot; moment<br \/>\n1:03:04 \u2013 Election night<\/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>In this episode, we look at the closest General Election of a generation as three party leaders faced their first national test. 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