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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

Burnham Scrambles to Close Rape Gang Early Release Loophole

Andy Burnham has ordered the Ministry of Justice to comb through paper records to exclude any rape gang offenders from walking free from prison early, after The Times reported some were inexplicably not excluded from the early release scheme. The ‘Roll-Royce’ British state in action… Burnham announced on Tuesday that anyone convicted of rape, serious…

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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

Government Commissioned Its Own Vape For Prisoners to Prevent Fires in Jails

The Ministry of Justice is now dishing out redesigned vapes to prisoners to stop them setting fire to their cells. You’re paying for it… In response to a written parliamentary question on vape-related fires, justice minister Lord Lemos revealed: “The level of fire risk associated with prisoner possession of vape devices is continuously monitored through…

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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

LIVE: Zia Yusuf Hosts Press Conference on Illegal Immigration

Reform’s plan to ‘end illegal working in Britain’: “Pass the ‘Deliveroo Law’ to make CEOs and directors of large companies profiting from illegal workers personally and criminally liable for illegal working, regardless of knowledge of workers’ legal status. Introduce a fine of 10% of global turnover for large, multinational companies using illegal workers, to be paid into…

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Miliband Says Anti-Trident Pro-Chagos Surrender Lawyer Is “Ideal Candidate” for International Court of Justice

Ed Miliband – who is now heading to DC to meet with Rubio – found time yesterday to record a video showering a former Corbyn adviser who opposed the UK’s claim to the Chagos Islands with praise. Welcome to Ed’s Foreign Office… Dapo Akande was put forward for election to the International Court of Justice…

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Sentencing Minister: It Would be ‘Wrong’ to Stop Early Release of PC Harper’s Killers

Sentencing Minister Jake Richards has said it would be “wrong” to prevent the early release the killers of PC Andrew Harper. Has anyone seen where Burnham’s muscular government has gone? He told BBC Breakfast that Harper’s Law – introduced by the Tories – had fixed the problem but couldn’t be applied retroactively: “Harper’s law was…

Crime
Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Legal Challenge Against China Super-Embassy Dismissed at High Court

The legal challenge against the Chinese super-embassy has failed at the High Court. Paving the way for Labour’s giveaway to Xi… The Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association brought the action against MHCLG and Tower Hamlets, arguing the embassy at the Royal Mint Court site would be used to repress protests and target dissidents. They also…

Crime
Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Southport Killer Axel Rudakubana Charged With Three Assaults on Prison Staff

Rudakabana was charged with: Assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025; attempted grievous bodily harm on Thursday, 8 May, 2025; unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison on Thursday, 26 June, 2025, and assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 28 October, 2025. He will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court via…

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Khan Hires ‘Diverse Individuals’ to Instruct Met on ‘Equity’ While Police Numbers Are Cut

Sadiq – sorry, Lord Khan is spending tens of thousands in taxpayer cash to hire “experienced and diverse individuals” to instruct the Met on EDI reforms while police officer numbers are falling due to cuts. All in a day’s work for the mayor… Khan is seeking three new members of the London Policing Board to “help…

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Telegraph’s Allison Pearson Wins Defamation Payout From Essex Policing Chief

Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson has won a handsome five-figure payout and an apology from Essex’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Roger Hirst, after suing him for defamation over allegations she had incited racial hatred. Finally… Two police offers turned up at Pearson’s door in November 2024 over an ancient tweet that they claimed could amount…

Crime
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Defence Committee Finds £850 Million Secret Afghan Resettlement Failure Was Preventable

The Commons’ Defence Select Committee has published its findings into the Afghan resettlement and data breach which led to the secret resettlement of 7,355 people in the UK. The total cost for that: £850 million… The committee found: The MoD has refused to verify that £850 million figure, and journalists who saw the closed court…

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Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

Daily Mail Publisher Demands £10 Million After Prince Harry’s Privacy Defeat

Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers has demanded an initial £9,950,624.37 from Prince Harry and six other claimants after a High Court judge threw out all 97 privacy claims against the publisher this month. Good job Harry’s Netflix cheques were hefty… Harry, Elton John, Liz Hurley and Baroness Lawrence had sued over alleged phone hacking and…

Crime
Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026

London Green Councillor Advises Illegal Immigrants on How to Avoid the Police

A Green councillor in Deptford who described David Lammy and Priti Patel as “coconuts” on X is now advising wanted residents on how to avoid the police. Keeping busy… Hau-Yu Tam is a councillor in Green-led Lewisham. Mayor Liam Shrivastava has pledged to twin it with a town in Palestine. It is also the first…

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