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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Labour MP Invites Representatives of Ex-Dictator’s Party to Parliament to Complain About Bangladesh Election

A backbench Labour MP has invited members of the Awami League – the banned Bangladeshi political party belonging to ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina – to parliament. In case you needed any reminder of Labour’s close links to the organisation… Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash is hosting a “drop-in session” next Monday afternoon with “members of the…

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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Labour’s Factions Gear Up for NEC Power Struggle

Thirty-eight candidates are jostling for seats on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), with ballots opening in July. If May 7th delivers the wipeout the polls predict, these elections become the first internal mechanism through which members can pass judgement on Starmer’s leadership. Andy Burnham is watching with close interest… The left is running three separate…

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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

WATCH: Labour Climate Minister Enjoys Glacier Day Hike on Taxpayer-Funded Jolly to Chile

The Minister for Climate enjoyed a leisurely hours-long hike up to a glacier while on a taxpayer-funded “diplomatic mission” to Chile. Do DESNZ ministers enjoy a jolly even more than their jealous friends in the Foreign Office? At the end of March Katie White – a climate activist elected to parliament at the last election…

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Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: One Month to Go…

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble-  the weekly guide to the polls, the numbers and the elections that matter. A series so good, Angela Rayner stole its name for her podcast. Become a member now to get access to Guido’s poll of polls and all the latest data… Just four weeks until the locals…

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Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026

Downing Street Meets With AI Firm Representatives Amid Cybersecurity Scare

Representatives of prominent AI firm Anthropic have held meetings in No10 this morning. Along with other AI specialists… Anthropic’s latest AI model Mythos can identify critical vulnerabilities in a vast array of security systems (including national ones). It can do so with software that is more than 30 years old. Anthropic is keeping the model…

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Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026

LIVE: John Healey Gives ‘Operational Update’

John Healey is in Downing Street to give an update on the UK’s defence operations regarding Iran. Watch along – he’s equipped with a map… Healey says Russian subs were attempting to spy on the seabed in order to take out British cables and pipelines before scarpering on the arrival of the Navy. Chilling…

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Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026

Labour-Green Local Election War Breaks Out Over Housing

Housing is the central nib of Labour’s battle against the Green Party in the upcoming local elections. Both sides think they have gains to make targeting the issue… Zack Polanski has trailed comments for his local election campaign launch today in London: “Look at how Labour councils treat their own tenants… One of Keir Starmer’s…

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Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026

Labour Ministers Recommend VPNs for Cybersecurity

Labour ministers have officially recommended using a VPN. Asked what the guidance is for Virtual Private Networks, a DSIT minister answered in a parliamentary question: “A summary of the wide variety of guidance provided by the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is available on their website. The national technical authority for cyber security is the…

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Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026

Potemkin ‘Council of Nations and Regions’ Has Only Ever Met Twice

Labour’s ‘Council of the Nations and Regions’ has only met twice since its creation after the 2024 general election. At the time, the government claimed it would be “a central driving forum that brings together governments and authorities… on a structured and sustained basis“. In reality this meant two perfunctory meetings in the first year,…

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Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026

YOUGOV POLL: Corbyn’s Your Party Debuts on 1% and Restore on 4%

Corbyn’s outfit enters the race on 1%. Might as well fold it now… Westminster Voting Intention YouGov / The Times & The Sunday Times · April 6–7, 2026 · 2,320 adults Reform UK 24% Conservatives 19% Labour 16% Green 16% Lib Dem 13% Restore Britain 4% SNP 3% Other 2% Plaid Cymru 1% Your Party…

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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Labour Blocks 16-Year-Olds From Digital ID People’s Assembly Despite Giving Them the Vote

Some strategic Parliamentary questions from Alex Burghart have identified that the £600,000 Digital ID people’s assembly will only allow 18-year-olds in: “Participants will be recruited through a process called sortition. This is a random postcode lottery. It is a way of selecting individuals to take part in deliberative processes, where everyone is given an equal…

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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Labour Won’t Reveal Cost of Capping Student Loan Interest Rates Until Budget

Downing Street is refusing to say how much it will cost to cap student loan interest payments at 6%. When asked, the Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing this afternoon: “I think the RPI figure will be published later this month, costs and funding will be set out at the Budget in the…

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