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Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Polanski Retweets Post by Former Labour Councillor Who Called to ‘Blow Up’ Jewish Conference

Zack Polanski has been busy retweeting messages of support for his latest Green Party video. Unfortunately the fact his most vocal supporters are concerning cranks has cropped up again… Polanski retweeted a supportive message from Harriet Bradley, a former Labour councillor and Bristol University lecturer who in 2023 was the subject of a police investigation…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Number 10 Backs New US Ambassador Who Claimed Starmer Is “On the Ropes”

Downing Street says it continues to have confidence in the US ambassador Christian Turner, who was revealed to have told students earlier this year that he thinks Starmer is “on the ropes” and his future is “quite touch and go”. Luckily Turner’s own future is more secure, if he trusts Number 10’s assurances… The spokesman…

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

New UK Ambassador to US Trashes Special Relationship at Meeting With Students

The FT has published comments made by Peter Mandelson’s replacement as ambassador to the US, career diplomat Christian Turner, which may put a more dour mood on US-UK relations during the King’s visit. Turner said to some visiting British students in mid-February: Said he dislikes the phrase “special relationship,” calling it “quite nostalgic, it’s quite…

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Bridget Phillipson: ‘It Is up to Andy’ Whether to Become an MP

The Education Secretary has said that Andy Burnham would have “a lot to offer” in the House of Commons. Asked on Sky News if he should become an MP, Bridget Phillipson said: “I think that is up to Andy, course he would have a lot to offer. He’s doing a great job as Mayor of…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Education Minister Said “We Have Already Solved Phones in Schools” Days Before Starmer U-Turn

Flashback to less than one week ago in the House of Commons – Labour Early Years minister Olivia Bailey said in response to another Tory question on phone bans: “My honest view this we have already solved the problem of banning phones in schools.” Last night Labour U-turned. Announced in the Lords, a new amendment…

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Guido Fawkes14 Apr 2026

Labour MP Vows to Bring Sex Toys Into Parliament

Yes, the headline is real. Labour MP Samantha Niblett has declared 2026 the “summer of sex”, and is launching a sex education campaign with “sextech” entrepreneur Cindy Gallop to ‘talk more openly’ about carnal pleasures. To that end, Niblett is promising to bring sex toys into Parliament to ‘encourage open conversation’. Parliament already has a…

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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

WATCH: Labour Minister Cannot Say If Britain Agrees With USA’s Hormuz Blockade

Labour has not worked out what line to take on the USA’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. In fact Labour does not appear to know how it is operating… Early education minister Olivia Bailey was asked on Sky News if the British government agreed with the US strategy: “So the US’s ambition as is…

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Guido Fawkes31 Mar 2026

National Education Union Votes to ‘Oppose Reform UK’ in Schools

The NEU is on the second day of its annual conference in Brighton. Yesterday delegates voted to abolish Ofsted… This morning members have voted through a motion on “combatting the rise of the far right.” Here we go… Motion 20 says the union members oppose “all forms of racism, fascism and far-right extremism” including “the…

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Streeting Announces “Targeted” Vaccination Plan for “Unprecedented” Meningitis Outbreak

Confirming the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) plan for a ‘targeted’ vaccination programme for students who live in Kent University’s Canterbury campus accommodation. The programme “may expand further” depending on the UKHSA’s risk assessment…

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Socialist Regime Teeters on Brink as Trump Turns Fire On Cuba

It’s not good news for the one-party communist state of Cuba – the favourite example of a ‘socialist paradise’ of the British left. Feted by Corbynistas and annoying students for years, it looks like the island is about to go the way of Venezuela… Speaking to US media overnight President Trump said he would have…

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Guido Fawkes9 Mar 2026

REPORT: 27 UK Universities Linked to Student Groups Mourning Iranian Ayatollah

The Henry Jackson Society has published a bombshell investigation revealing at least 27 British universities have student societies or affiliated groups have posted tributes or commemorations to Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Just days after the HJS wrote to the Department of Education to raise the red flag over just one of these…

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Guido Fawkes4 Mar 2026

Labour Launches Review Into School-Based Antisemitism

Labour has today launched an “independent review into antisemitism in England’s schools and colleges.” It is to be led by David Bell, former permanent secretary at the DfE. Another review… The DfE says it is responding to a rise in school-related antisemitic incidents which doubled in 2025 compared to pre-2023 levels. It adds: “Over a…

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