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Guido Fawkes8 Jun 2026

EXC: Reform Accuses Burnham of Cronyism in Latest Attack Ad

Reform will begin sharing the video above across social media later today. It is party’s second attack ad of the Makerfield campaign. This time accusing Burnham of cronyism… Burnham is accused of lending property developer Renaker millions in public money without full financial checks, with a tribunal warning taxpayer funds were left at risk of…

EconomyDefenceHousing
Guido Fawkes4 Jun 2026

WATCH: Starmer Accuses Elon Musk of Trying to ‘Whip Up Division’

Keir Starmer has now attacked Elon Musk for apparently trying to “whip up division” in Britain over Henry Nowak’s murder. He said the Brits need to “assert who we are” as “reasonable, tolerant people”… Starmer is on a trip to meet mayors apart from Andy Burnham and said: “We need to also assert who we…

HousingCrime
Guido Fawkes2 Jun 2026

Burnham Spokesman Rules Out Early Election to Calm Labour MPs

This morning: “Burnham won’t call an election if he enters Downing Street, his spokesperson told Bloomberg on Tuesday.” This follows reporting by Guido and subsequently the Sun that the option is in active consideration in the Burnham camp. Burnham is currently shaping his political statements to reassure a) voters in Makerfield and b) Labour MPs…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

THE BURNHAM RECEIPTS: Andy Burnham’s Passionate Defence of New Labour and Blair’s Government

Burnham passionately defended Blair’s government in an address to the Cambridge Union in 2015. Not making those noises any more, is he… Tony Blair has smarted at Burnham’s recent declaration that the North has been blighted by “40 years of neoliberalism” and has made criticisms of Burnham’s current platform in his push for the Labour…

DefenceHousing
Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

Papers Issue Corrections After Writing Up Inaccurate Tory Attack on Jenrick

The Tories have accused Robert Jenrick of being responsible for air con regulations that were actually published by Michael Gove and Kemi Badenoch. Slipping on the banana peel… A press release went out overnight: “Today, the Conservative Party have pledged to reverse the Net Zero ban on air con in new homes, as the latest…

EnvironmentHousing
Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Public Reform Spat Between Jenrick and Yusuf Over Immigration Policy

Jenrick said on Sunday that a legally resident foreign individual living in social housing would not be deported just for that: “If they fail to meet our criteria because they’re not in work or they’re not working as many hours, not earning enough money, then they won’t be able to renew their work visa because…

ImmigrationHousingRemigration
Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Burnham Currently 64% Favourite In Makerfield

At the time of going to pixel, Andy Burnham is the odds-on favourite to win the Makerfield by-election at a best price of 4/7, or an implied 64% probability. Reform have drifted to 2/1, although they haven’t yet unveiled their candidate. Restore Britain are at 11/1 and the Conservatives are a 940/1 afterthought in a…

PoliticsHousingRestoreRupert Lowe
Guido Fawkes17 May 2026

Badenoch: Brits Will Pay the Burnham Premium on Their Mortgages

Speaking to Trevor Phillips Badenoch said: “Andy Burnham is talking about increasing borrowing. That’s going to hit everybody’s mortgages … you’ll be paying a Burnham premium.” She also told Times Radio: “Andy Burnham is someone who twice failed to win the leadership and lost to Jeremy Corbyn. I think he is enjoying a popularity from…

Housing
Guido Fawkes14 May 2026

Housing Secretary Slams Jess Phillips: ‘It Takes a Minister to Drive Their Own Agenda Through’

Housing Secretary and chief Starmer loyalist Steve Reed has issued a blistering counter-attack on Jess Phillips, who resigned as safeguarding minister on Tuesday. Couldn’t happen to a nicer person… Phillips blamed Starmer in her letter for not getting new regulations through to protect children, specifically mentioning one idea of hers which involved monitoring every image…

Housing
Guido Fawkes13 May 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Starmer’s Serene Self-Delusion at the Despatch Box May Save Him Yet

Now we can add a new face to the PM’s gallery of faces. His brave face got its first outing. It looks no different from his disgusted face or indeed his face of soaring inspiration, but brave it was, in the circumstances, to be so unmoved by the catastrophic council results, the revulsion of his…

Housing
Guido Fawkes13 May 2026

Eleven Labour-Backing Unions Predict Starmer Will Quit Before Next Election

Eleven Labour-affiliated unions – including GMB, Unite, and Unison – are expected to release a statement today saying the government “cannot continue on its current path” and predicting Starmer will have to resign before the next general election. Dialling up the pressure… According to the Guardian, the statement will be released “at some point” later…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes10 May 2026

Rayner Calls for Burnham’s Return as Leadership Hype Explodes

The state of play currently: Rayner’s first public remarks since Labour’s local election defeat: She calls on Starmer to end a “toxic culture of cronyism.” Says Labour must tack left: “What we are doing isn’t working, and it needs to change. This may be our last chance.” Warns Labour is “in danger of becoming a…

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