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Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Government Delays and Promises to Change Starmer’s Hated Troubles Bill

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has announced in a written Commons statement that the reviled Troubles Bill will be amended and delayed before reappearing in the next parliamentary session. He said: “In recent months I, along with the Prime Minister, the Defence Secretary, the Attorney General and the Armed Forces Minister, have been consulting widely…

PoliticsDefence
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Mauritius Racks Up More Than £400,000 Legal Bill on Failed Chagos Surrender Deal

Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has revealed the cost of his government’s botched legal fight over Chagos. Answering a Private Notice Question in the country’s National Assembly yesterday, he confirmed over £408,000 has been paid to London firm Withers LLP, retained since November 2024. It is the epitome of Starmerism that his flagship foreign policy…

Reform
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Zack Polanski Suggests There Is Only a “Perception” That Jewish Communities Are More Unsafe

Speaking to journalist Hagar Shezaf, Green leader Zack Polanski suggested that there was only a “perception of unsafety” for Jewish people as opposed to any actual increase in danger for Jewish communities: “I am concerned about the rising anti-semitic attacks. Um, we saw arson attacks on ambulances for instance, and we know that increasingly Jewish…

Environment
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Number 10 Says Starmer Doesn’t Regret Considering Giving Doyle Diplomat Job

The post-PMQs lobby huddle was one for the ages. Asked whether Starmer “regrets” considering giving Matthew Doyle an ambassadorship, the No10 spokesman said: “You’ve got the Prime Minister’s language [in the House]. No, because he explained the context behind the question, he explained the experience of the individual, and he also explained very clearly to…

Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Morgan McSweeney to Appear Before Foreign Affairs Committee

The Guardian reports that Starmer’s ex-Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney will appear before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee next Tuesday. Cabinet Office perm sec Cat Little is up tomorrow to counter Olly Robbins…

Politics
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

WATCH: Starmer Admits He Considered Giving Doyle Ambassadorship

Starmer at PMQs: “Matthew Doyle worked for many years in public service. When people leave a role there are often conversations about other roles they may apply for… Nothing came of it.” There we have it…

Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary in Discussions to Leave Government Role

Guido can reveal that Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little is due to leave her role. Labour’s efforts to replace personnel in the hulking Cabinet Office continue… Guido first reported on concerns around Little’s performance in summer last year when a Downing Street source noted that she “seems to promise the earth all the time…

Politics
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

1. Mike Wood CON 2. Calvin Bailey LAB 3. Patrick Hurley LAB 4. Ben Obese-Jecty CON 5. Meg Hillier LAB 6. Martin Rhodes LAB 7. Richard Foord LIB 8. Lincoln Jopp CON 9. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter LAB 10. Vicky Foxcroft LAB 11. Luke Akehurst LAB 12. Oliver Ryan LAB 13. Rushanara Ali LAB 14. Rachael Maskell…

Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Economic Optimism Falls to Lowest Level Since 1978

Some damning research from Ipsos’ tracker, which shows that optimism in the economy is at its lowest level since records began: “Net economic optimism in Britain has fallen to the lowest levels ever recorded since Ipsos began collecting this data in 1978. 78% of Brits expect the economy to get worse over the next 12…

Economy
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

YOUGOV MRP: Labour Set for Worst London Result in 50 Years as Greens and Reform Surge

For Lambeth – Morgan McSweeney and Steve Reed’s original hunting ground against the hard left – to go Green would rock what ideological basis exists for the Starmer project. Revolutions are infinite… YouGov MRP • First London Council Poll 7 Projected Largest Party — 32 London Boroughs 2022 Actual 21 Labour 5 Conservative 6 Other…

Environment
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

WATCH: Labour Peer Margaret Hodge Says ‘Nothing Wrong’ With No10 Seeking Ambassador Job for Matthew Doyle

Baroness Margaret Hodge, Labour’s ‘Anti-Corruption Champion,’ told Newsnight last night that No10’s efforts to secure an ambassador job for Matthew Doyle were entirely fair: “If somebody you’re working with is about to lose your job, there’s nothing wrong I think in saying ‘Are there any other jobs available’ as long as you know that he…