{"id":370695,"date":"2026-08-17T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-2010-coalition-talks-old-newscast-who-would-form-the-government-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T01:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:00:09","slug":"the-2010-coalition-talks-old-newscast-who-would-form-the-government-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-2010-coalition-talks-old-newscast-who-would-form-the-government-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2010 coalition talks Old Newscast: who would form the government? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/78_CIjxoPbE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The 2010 coalition talks Old Newscast: who would form the government? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/78_CIjxoPbE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In this episode we look at the five days that followed the 2010 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>David Cameron\u2019s Conservative party had won the most seats but not an overall majority. 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