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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

Awkward Moment as Victoria Atkins Says ‘Friend’ Robert Jenrick Hasn’t Spoken to Her Since Defection

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Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

WATCH: Starmer Keeps Saying He Won’t ‘Walk Away’

Starmer: “We made a number of calls which were the right calls in terms of stabilising the economy, investing in our public services and not getting dragged into the Iran war. But we also made unnecessary mistakes. And my job now is to set out the steps that we will take to bring about the…

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

What Would Prime Minister Miliband Do?

The fourth and final part of Guido’s horror series. Sorry Al Carns… Ed Miliband is more or less pulling the strings nowadays anyway. But should Starmer fall, here’s what Miliband unleashed might look like… A “Better Off in Work” welfare package paired with serious conditionality. Defence spending up to NATO’s 3.5% target, sold to the…

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Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

McFadden: Starmer Feeling ‘Remarkably Resolute’ Ahead of Locals

Work & Pensions Secretary and Starmer ally Pat McFadden has said that the PM is feeling “surprisingly resolute” before the local elections. McFadden gave a defence of Starmer’s need to serve out his full term: “I think this country has tested to destruction the idea that the answer to our problems is to swipe left…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Graham Linehan’s Conviction Following Trans Activist Confrontation Overturned

Father Ted co-creator and pro-women campaigner Graham Linehan has had his criminal damage conviction overturned. It must be Friday… Linehan was found guilty of damaging a transgender activist Sophia Brooks’ phone during an altercation in Westminster on 19 October 2024. At Southwark crown court judge Mrs Justice Amanda Tipples overruled his conviction: “Having considered all…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Only 3.3% of This Year’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ Victims Attended HMRC Training Sessions

Only 3.3% of the people who have been dragged into the first batch of Making Tax Digital requirements have attended one of HMRC’s explanatory webinars. No one is ready for the coming carnage… Making Tax Digital requires in-scope individuals to move from using the traditional Self Assessment portal and instead keep digital records in HMRC-recognised…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Inside Panicked Labour’s London Polling Day Strategy

Labour is preparing a frantic last-minute operation to get the vote out in London. Rattled… Take this communiqué emailed to Labour members in St Giles ward in Southwark and leaked to Guido. This should be safe for Labour… Southwark has seen doorknocking visits from both Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham in recent weeks, which indicates the…

Defence
Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Starmer is declaring WAR on the SAS: Ex-SAS commander Richard Williams | The Guido Fawkes Show

Ex-SAS commander Richard Williams joins Ross Kempsell on the Guido Fawkes Show to explain what’s really going on with the UK’s ‘hollowed-out’ defence. And why Starmer is to blame… Watch the full video on YouTube. Click here to subscribe to our channel to get all our latest content delivered straight to your inbox. There’s much,…

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Labour to Develop “AI Hardware Plan” After OpenAI Cancels Multi-Billion Pound Flagship Data Centre Deal

Tech Secretary Liz Kendall has announced that the government intends to develop a “hardware plan” to facilitate AI investment less than twenty days after OpenAI cancelled a multi-billion data centre project in Britain. Blaming Labour policies… Kendall said in a speech at RUSI that the government would shift its policy to “back more British AI…

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Labour Wars: Endgaming

Guido members get exclusive access to Labour Wars, the inside track on what’s really happening at the top of government. Tomorrow’s news, today… Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events, including our upcoming debate, Is Britain Broken, featuring Zia Yusuf, Fraser Nelson, and David Frost. Click here to become a…

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Starmer Praises Union Boss Who Questioned His Integrity Six Weeks Ago

Keir Starmer was full of warm words for USDAW general secretary Joanne Thomas in his meandering speech at the union’s annual conference this morning. Six weeks ago, Thomas wrote to him accusing him of betraying his word to her members. Has he really done so much in the last six weeks to convince her of…

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Starmer to Chair ‘Emergency’ Cobra Meeting on Economic Impact of War

A defiant Starmbot has regurgitated the government’s talking points on Iran, warning at the Usdaw union’s conference that the “economic consequences could be with us for some time“. Luckily he will chair an ’emergency’ Cobra meeting tomorrow (so urgent it can wait at least a day) in which he will be “bringing in people from…

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