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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Burnham Currently 64% Favourite In Makerfield

At the time of going to pixel, Andy Burnham is the odds-on favourite to win the Makerfield by-election at a best price of 4/7, or an implied 64% probability. Reform have drifted to 2/1, although they haven’t yet unveiled their candidate. Restore Britain are at 11/1 and the Conservatives are a 940/1 afterthought in a…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

LIVE: Intelligence & Security Committee Drags Ministers to Commons on Mandelson Files

This rare action from the ISC comes after the government failed to respond or act on its letter of last week complaining about extraordinary redactions to the second tranche of the Mandelson Files release. Watch along… Darren Jones: “The government found a small number of extra documents that it submitted… The second tranche will now…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

EXC: Zarah Sultana Explores Options for New Seats and Mayoral Candidacy

Your Party-ish MP Zarah Sultana is looking for her next elected gig. Planning for the next election at which point Zarah no doubt expects Labour voters to kick her out of Coventry South… Sultana is looking at London and Birmingham. Pollsters have been contacted this week by her representatives who say they want to test…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Pat McFadden: This By-Election is Unnecessary

Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden told broadcasters this morning: “Any unnecessary by-election is always a risk. Uh, it’s the voters who have their say, but like any by-election that is called for whatever reason, I want Labour to win. Uh, I want to see a Labour MP for that seat, and that’s what we’ll…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Cabinet Minister Blames Booming Journalist’s Voice for Downing Street Stumble

Hat-tip to the indomitable Keith Bays, whose thundering voice now knocks Cabinet Ministers like Jo Stevens off-course…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Who Would Staff Andy Burnham’s No10?

Guido has been speaking to sources across Westminster – particularly Labour ones – about who Burnham is actually close to. An item ignored by everyone including Labour MPs in frenzied consideration of Starmer’s replacement… The quality of No10 personnel is extremely important to the functioning of the centre of government. As Starmer’s two-year staffing nightmare…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Dawn Butler to Stand in London Mayoral Election

Dawn Butler is set to announce her London mayoral campaign this Wednesday, according to PoliticsJOE’s Ava Evans. Sadiq Khan is still mulling whether to go for a fourth term… Guido members will have seen this coming. From Guido Whispers on 10th April: A New Dawn: Speaking of the London mayoralty, Dawn Butler was spotted hanging around…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Starmer: I Will Support Burnham in By-Election “One Hundred Percent”

Starmer has visited Labour HQ to try to up morale. His quotes have been briefed out: “I just wanted to come here to Labour Party headquarters to say a big thank you to you. The election results were not the ones that we wanted, they were really tough. But you worked your socks off. It’s…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Badenoch Strengthens Lead in Shadow Cabinet Rankings

Kemi Badenoch is pulling further away from her shadow cabinet colleagues in ConHome’s latest shadow cabinet league table, posting her strongest showing yet at +84.9. Up from +81.6… Nick Timothy holds onto silver with +61.8, while Claire Coutinho claims the bronze with +59.6. Mel Stride misses out on a podium finish with a drop to…

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Guido Fawkes17 May 2026

Nandy: Starmer Will Stand & He’s Up for a Fight

Lisa Nandy told Laura Kuenssberg about Starmer: “He’s shown before that he’s up for a fight … he took on the leadership of the Labour Party. People said he wasn’t going to win and he did… He was then told we wouldn’t be able to get back into a government after our worst election defeat…

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Guido Fawkes16 May 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 944,521 visitors visited 890,334 times viewing 896,432 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: ROLLING LIST: Labour MPs Calling for Starmer to Resign Growing Labour Calls for Starmer to Resign Reach the Frontbench Ex-Minister Josh Simons to Resign Seat for Andy Burnham Taxpayer Coughs Up Almost £30,000 for…

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Guido Fawkes15 May 2026

Labour NEC Backs Burnham’s Candidacy in Makerfield By-Election

Labour NEC officers have voted by a majority to let Andy Burnham stand as a candidate in the upcoming Makerfield by-election. It’s on…

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