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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…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Scale of Backbench Anger at Locals Result to Decide Starmer’s Reshuffle Moves

No10 has undergone strategic planning for some months regarding a ‘save Starmer’ or ‘reset’ reshuffle to take place after the elections. Guido first reported on discussions regarding returning Rayner, booting Lammy, and even removing Reeves all the way back in February… Government sources say that despite the reluctance of the nominally temporary No10 Chief of…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Starmer is declaring WAR on the SAS: Ex-SAS commander Richard Williams | The Guido Fawkes Show

Ex-SAS commander Richard Williams joins Ross Kempsell on the Guido Fawkes Show to explain what’s really going on with the UK’s ‘hollowed-out’ defence. And why Starmer is to blame… Watch the full video on YouTube. Click here to subscribe to our channel to get all our latest content delivered straight to your inbox. There’s much,…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Number 10 Backs New US Ambassador Who Claimed Starmer Is “On the Ropes”

Downing Street says it continues to have confidence in the US ambassador Christian Turner, who was revealed to have told students earlier this year that he thinks Starmer is “on the ropes” and his future is “quite touch and go”. Luckily Turner’s own future is more secure, if he trusts Number 10’s assurances… The spokesman…

PoliticsEducation
Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

1. Gurinder Singh Josan LAB 2. Emily Thornberry LAB 3. Chris Hinchliff LAB 4. Rushanara Ali LAB 5. John Hayes CON 6. Anna Dixon LAB 7. Jeremy Wright CON 8. Natasha Irons LAB 9. Baggy Shanker LAB 10. Luke Evans CON 11. David Burton-Sampson LAB 12. Lee Pitcher LAB 13. Olly Glover LIB 14. Iqbal…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Right to Know: Whitehall Becomes Even More Secretive Under Labour

According to new figures for 2025 released by the Cabinet Office, Whitehall departments are becoming more secretive year-on-year. The right to Freedom of Information is under threat from Labour… Cost limit refusals are up 45%. The government wants to reduce cost limits (already not protected from inflation) to block even more FOIs… The core government…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Labour Insists Darren Jones’ Vanity Australia Trip Was Worth It Because It Included “Learnings”

A Tory MP asked the government why exactly Darren Jones went to Australia. He recorded a vanity vox pop with locals saying how great their Digital ID is… A whole lot of guff came in return in a parliamentary answer: “The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister visited Australia in April 2026 to build critical…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Labour U-Turns on Torsten Bell’s Pension Bill Provisions

Labour U-turned on its Pension Schemes Bill last night to get it through the Lords after three rounds of ping pong. Torsten Bell has egg on his face… Bell’s bill would force “mandation” on pension schemes – effectively giving ministers the power to direct where savers’ cash was invested in any given situation. Funneling private…

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Housing Secretary Steve Reed Insists Labour is ‘Ruling Out’ Rent Controls

Housing Secretary Steve Reed has repeatedly stressed on this morning’s media round that the government has ‘ruled out’ imposing a one-year rent freeze. Reed my lips: no rent freeze… He told Sky News: “Yeah, I ruled it out in Parliament just a couple of weeks ago… and the reason we’re doing that is the Scottish…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Labour MPs Vote Against Referring Starmer to Privileges Committee

Starmer has won the Privileges Committee vote 335 to 223. Whipped by No10… A No10 spokesman said: “This Labour government is delivering for Britain including bringing down energy bills, cutting hospital waiting lists and lifting half a million children out of poverty. The Conservative Party resorted to this desperate political stunt the week before the…

PoliticsHealthcare
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Puritanical Green MP Insists She ‘Loves WKD Alcopops’

New Green MP Hannah Spencer has doubled down after declaring over the weekend that MPs and parliamentarians in general should not drink in Parliament. In a post on her Instagram today she declared that she ‘loves a blue WKD as much as the next hun.’ Oh boy… She said: “Now, I love a blue wicked…

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