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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Gavin Williamson’s Tarantula Cronus Dies

Guido is sorry to report the death of Gavin Williamson’s tarantula Cronus, who played a crucial disciplinary role in the MP’s time as Tory Chief Whip. Williamson said: “Very sadly he passed away after a good and healthy life playing an engaging and colourful role on the political stage.” Requiescat in pace…

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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Five Arrested Over Local Election Fraud in Tameside

Four men and a woman aged between 23 and 47 have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, Greater Manchester Police said today. This comes after an investigation by the Manchester Mill alleged that fake independent candidates were put forward by Tameside Labour in the local elections to split opposition votes. GMP said: “This morning,…

PoliticsDefenceCrime
Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Labour Refuses to Publish Last Week’s Ministerial Resignation Letters

Labour is refusing to publish the resignation letters of all the ministers and PPSs who resigned last week. Keen to move on? Asked by Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart if the Cabinet Office would “publish a copy of each resignation letter from Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries who have resigned in…

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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

LIVE: Reeves Announces Cost of Living Policies in Commons

After the Fuel Duty U-turn. Watch along…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Bad-Tempered Burnham Loses Cool in Clash with Daily Mail’s Christian Calgie

The Mail’s Christian Calgie trekked up to Makerfield this week to follow Reform on the campaign trail. By coincidence, he collided with Andy Burnham in a café. It did not go well. Burnham decided to turn it into a lecture on ‘boundaries’ (during an historic by-election in which he’s trying to defenestrate the Prime Minister)……

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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

HMRC Stats Show Wes Streeting’s Flagship Tax Idea Would Lose £7 Billion

Wes Streeting has called for a massive hike in Capital Gains Tax as part of his pitch for the leadership. Or the highest office possible under Burnham… Streeting complained to the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast about the tax system and proposed a “wealth tax that works“: “A member of my family is a cleaner in…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

WATCH: Streeting Delivers Resignation Speech to Half-Empty Commons

Flanked by a few allies, and speaking to a depleted chamber, Wes Streeting declared he resigned because “we are in the fight of our lives against nationalism“. And the crowd goes mild…

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Duncan Bannatyne Ditches Burnham for Restore Britain

Scottish tycoon Duncan Bannatyne has withdrawn his support for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election and endorsed Restore Britain. Burnham’s previous calls to allow trans men into women’s spaces really, really didn’t sit well… Bannatyne tweeted this morning: “Last week I decided to throw my support behind @AndyBurnhamGM for leadership of the Labour Party and…

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

FACT CHECK: Starmer’s Misleading Claims After Lifting Sanctions on Russian Oil

Guido Verify has analysed Starmer’s three defences in PMQs after lifting sanctions on processed Russian diesel and jet fuel supply. Starmer has tried to issue defensive claims in the Commons… CLAIM 1: “this government has phased in sanctions in this way before, and the last government used the same technique” A refining loophole of a…

PoliticsDefence
Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Reform Selects Robert Kenyon as Makerfield Candidate

Kenyon stood in the same seat in the 2024 election. Reform is keen to emphasise its ‘plucky plumber’ is a local man… Kenyon said: “Makerfield has never had a member of Parliament who was actually born in Makerfield. This will be a tough fight but I am going to give this contest my best shot.”…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

HS2 to Run More Slowly & Cost More Than £100 Billion

Announced as part of the HS2 update by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in the Commons: The new expected cost to complete HS2 is between £87.7 billion and between £102 billion in 2025 prices. The first services from Old Oak Common to Birmingham are expected to start between May 2036 and 2039. The full operation of…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Burnham Wins Labour Makerfield Selection as Only Shortlisted Candidate

The only candidate shortlisted, because why would anyone else have bothered…

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