{"id":78319,"date":"2024-07-04T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T12:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=78319"},"modified":"2024-07-04T07:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T07:51:07","slug":"uks-conservatives-risk-becoming-the-third-party-in-british-politics-says-historian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/uks-conservatives-risk-becoming-the-third-party-in-british-politics-says-historian\/","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s Conservatives &#8216;risk becoming the third party in British politics&#8217; says historian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k46dlKfRtXcmP9AZUPk\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Wednesday is the last day of campaigning before the UK&#8217;s general election, which is expected to produce a major change. 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