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Guido Fawkes25 Jun 2026

POLL: Labour Gains Six Points as Burnham Returns to Westminster

The latest from Find Out Now: Reform 24% (-3) Labour 21% (+6) Conservatives 18% (-) Greens 15% (-2) Libdem 12% (-1) The Burnham bounce is real. Although political honeymoons don’t last the weekend nowadays…

PoliticsEnvironment
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Trade Union Officials’ Offspring Barred From Starmer Government’s Class-Based Internships

The Labour government’s summer internship scheme is blocking the children of full-time trade union officials. A rare policy win from Labour… Government now restricts the scheme to working class individuals. This is defined by their parent’s profession when the applicant was aged 14, using ONS and Social Mobility Commission classifications… Parliamentary questions pursued by Tory…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Good Grace Beats Grudges as Kemi’s Sympathy Turns Savage

So, outside Downing St this week, Two-Tier Keir turned into Two-Tear Keir. He followed Weepy Reeves into the crying game with a very confident and effective performance. The manful containment of emotion could easily have been genuine and as a prime ministerial achievement it probably tops all his others. Let it lead his political obituary:…

Politics
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Burnham’s Leadership Site Registered Before Starmer’s Local Election Bloodbath

Timestamps embedded in Andy Burnham’s leadership campaign site source code reveal his team set up the site on 6th May, even before the local election bloodbath that terminally damaged Starmer’s premiership. Obviously he knew which way the wind was blowing and wasn’t wasting any time… It was also eight days before Josh Simons stood down…

Politics
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Starmer to Stay On as MP After Resigning as Prime Minister

Downing Street says Keir Starmer will stay on as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras after he leaves Number 10 in a few weeks. He won’t be triggering a by-election – unless he U-turns, obviously…

Politics
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

WATCH: Badenoch Mocks ‘Traitors’ in Starmer’s Cabinet

Not going light on Starmer just because he’s thrown in the towel…

Politics
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

EXC: Burnham’s Pick for No10 Chief of Staff Is “Long-Standing Friend” of Peter Mandelson

Last night political hacks reported that James Purnell, the Blairite minister who famously lone wolf-resigned as DWP in 2009, will be Burnham’s chief of staff in Downing Street. Purnell himself told his lobbying company employees that the assertion is “basically correct” today… Purnell is another Mandelson friend from the Blair/Brown years. Peter Mandelson wrote of…

Politics
Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

POLL: Brits Say Burnham Must Call Early Election on Becoming PM

YouGov polling has found that nearly half of Brits think there should be an early general election if Andy Burnham becomes PM compared to only 35% who say there shouldn’t be. Team Burnham has thought about it… 48% say there should be a general election once Keir Starmer’s replacement is in place. YouGov says: “Labour…

Politics
Guido Fawkes23 Jun 2026

Government Spends £1.6 Million Advertising Digital ID Consultation

The Cabinet Office has spent £1.58 million of taxpayer cash advertising Labour’s Digital ID consultation. Labour spent a total of £1,578,482 on paid advertising and promotional activity to promote its public consultation on Digital ID, according to documents uncovered by Guido’s FOI Unit. The main consultation is for over-18s despite Labour lowering the voting age…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes23 Jun 2026

No10 to Give Burnham Access Talks Before Leadership Nominations Close

The No10 spokesman confirmed this afternoon that Starmer has agreed with Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo to allow access talks with ‘prospective candidates’ before nominations even open on 9th July: “As per Cabinet talks, the Prime Minister wants smooth transition and is seeking to it make as easy as possible. So the Prime Minister has agreed…

Politics
Guido Fawkes23 Jun 2026

Labour Civil War as Reeves Insists Outgoing Starmer Government Will Force Defence Plan Through

Reeves in the Commons: “I am confident that the new defence investment plan will be published before the Nato Ankara summit. It will involve more money spent more effectively and will meet the scale of challenges facing our country.” That means just before Burnham’s entry to Downing Street. Team Andy is furious… One Burnham MP…

PoliticsDefence
Guido Fawkes23 Jun 2026

Self-Believer Darren Jones Threatens to Run for Leadership

Starmer’s ‘Chief Secretary’ Darren Jones is threatening a run at the leadership if certain conditions are not met by Team Burnham. ‘Our generation’s Rehman Chishti’ as described by Labourites… Some pro-Starmer MPs are briefing about a Jones run and his briefer is attempting to toe the line between “Darren will run” and “he will do…

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