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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Starmer: Iran’s Attempts to Stir Up Antisemitism “Will Not Be Tolerated”

Starmer in Downing Street this morning: “Security is essential, but that is not enough. We must also deal with the forces that drive this hatred in the first place, so we’re confronting them directly. One of the lines of inquiry is whether a foreign state has been behind some of these incidents. We’re investigating, of…

Politics
Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

POLL: Three in Five Muslim Voters Would Vote for Gaza Independent to Stop Labour

Gaza ranks above the economy in determining how Muslim voters in Britain will vote, according to polling conducted by JL Partners for think tank Policy Exchange. Polling shows differences in political attitudes which have grown very stark indeed: 60% of British Muslim respondents would consider voting for a pro-Gaza independent candidate specifically to prevent Labour…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Reed Backs Rayner Cabinet Return as Labour MPs Plot Move on Starmer

Housing Secretary Steve Reed on Sky News this morning, asked if Angela Rayner should return to the Cabinet: “I think in time. I think she did a great job, I’m a big fan and friend of Angela Rayner. She’s really good at communicating, can cut through to voters, she has a role to play.” The…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes3 May 2026

Heidi Alexander: People Who Think We Should Have a Leadership Election Should Give Their Heads a Wobble

Politics
Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Green Party Misspells Own Leader’s Name

Neither Green MPs nor anyone from the Lambeth Green Party, which is trying hard to make inroads into prize London Labour territory, has bothered to spell Polanski’s name correctly in their latest video. Believe it or not it’s his first name they’ve mucked up… New Green MP Hannah Spencer, the Lambeth Green branch, and its…

PoliticsEnvironment
Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Guido Whispers: The Frontrunner to Be the Sunday Times Political Editor…

Who’s in pole position to become the new Political Editor of the Sunday Times? What have Axel Springer got planned for the Telegraph? And what’s really going on with Wes Streeting’s leadership plans? Become a Guido member to find out… Click here to join us today. Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters will also receive invites…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Graham Linehan’s Conviction Following Trans Activist Confrontation Overturned

Father Ted co-creator and pro-women campaigner Graham Linehan has had his criminal damage conviction overturned. It must be Friday… Linehan was found guilty of damaging a transgender activist Sophia Brooks’ phone during an altercation in Westminster on 19 October 2024. At Southwark crown court judge Mrs Justice Amanda Tipples overruled his conviction: “Having considered all…

PoliticsDefenceReformCrime
Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Andy Burnham ‘Offering Job-Swap’ to MPs in Commons Putsch

Guido hears Andy Burnham is exploring a few creative ways to get into the Commons. Anyone want to be the mayor of Manchester for two years? Labour sources say the PM-hopeful is offering ‘job-swaps’ to MPs in exchange for them standing down. He’d support their ascension to his mayoralty… Jim McMahon’s name has cropped up.…

Politics
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: One Week to Go…

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Just seven days to go until the locals. Where do all the parties stand? Become a member to find out. Click here to join…

Politics
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

Burnham: Labour Should Take “a Different Course” After Local Elections

Andy Burnham speaking to Bloomberg: The local elections will be “challenging“: “It’s got to be a moment of reflection… I understand the real frustration people have got with politics and politicians. I honestly, I really understand that. And they’re right to say politics just hasn’t been working.” Doesn’t rule out standing for Parliament again: “The…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Starmer Survives but Scandal, Sackings and Spin Speak for Themselves

One of the horrible sights of the year must be the Chancellor ‘gaily laughing’. She was doing it in full view there on the front bench, tossing her well-dressed hair for the bond markets and pressing her key election messages on wavering Labour. The government was strong, and so was she. Both were solid, confident…

Politics