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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Duncan Bannatyne Ditches Burnham for Restore Britain

Scottish tycoon Duncan Bannatyne has withdrawn his support for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election and endorsed Restore Britain. Burnham’s previous calls to allow trans men into women’s spaces really, really didn’t sit well… Bannatyne tweeted this morning: “Last week I decided to throw my support behind @AndyBurnhamGM for leadership of the Labour Party and…

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

FACT CHECK: Starmer’s Misleading Claims After Lifting Sanctions on Russian Oil

Guido Verify has analysed Starmer’s three defences in PMQs after lifting sanctions on processed Russian diesel and jet fuel supply. Starmer has tried to issue defensive claims in the Commons… CLAIM 1: “this government has phased in sanctions in this way before, and the last government used the same technique” A refining loophole of a…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Reform Selects Robert Kenyon as Makerfield Candidate

Kenyon stood in the same seat in the 2024 election. Reform is keen to emphasise its ‘plucky plumber’ is a local man… Kenyon said: “Makerfield has never had a member of Parliament who was actually born in Makerfield. This will be a tough fight but I am going to give this contest my best shot.”…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

HS2 to Run More Slowly & Cost More Than £100 Billion

Announced as part of the HS2 update by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in the Commons: The new expected cost to complete HS2 is between £87.7 billion and between £102 billion in 2025 prices. The first services from Old Oak Common to Birmingham are expected to start between May 2036 and 2039. The full operation of…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Burnham Wins Labour Makerfield Selection as Only Shortlisted Candidate

The only candidate shortlisted, because why would anyone else have bothered…

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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…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

LIVE: Intelligence & Security Committee Drags Ministers to Commons on Mandelson Files

This rare action from the ISC comes after the government failed to respond or act on its letter of last week complaining about extraordinary redactions to the second tranche of the Mandelson Files release. Watch along… Darren Jones: “The government found a small number of extra documents that it submitted… The second tranche will now…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

EXC: Zarah Sultana Explores Options for New Seats and Mayoral Candidacy

Your Party-ish MP Zarah Sultana is looking for her next elected gig. Planning for the next election at which point Zarah no doubt expects Labour voters to kick her out of Coventry South… Sultana is looking at London and Birmingham. Pollsters have been contacted this week by her representatives who say they want to test…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Pat McFadden: This By-Election is Unnecessary

Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden told broadcasters this morning: “Any unnecessary by-election is always a risk. Uh, it’s the voters who have their say, but like any by-election that is called for whatever reason, I want Labour to win. Uh, I want to see a Labour MP for that seat, and that’s what we’ll…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Cabinet Minister Blames Booming Journalist’s Voice for Downing Street Stumble

Hat-tip to the indomitable Keith Bays, whose thundering voice now knocks Cabinet Ministers like Jo Stevens off-course…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Who Would Staff Andy Burnham’s No10?

Guido has been speaking to sources across Westminster – particularly Labour ones – about who Burnham is actually close to. An item ignored by everyone including Labour MPs in frenzied consideration of Starmer’s replacement… The quality of No10 personnel is extremely important to the functioning of the centre of government. As Starmer’s two-year staffing nightmare…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Dawn Butler to Stand in London Mayoral Election

Dawn Butler is set to announce her London mayoral campaign this Wednesday, according to PoliticsJOE’s Ava Evans. Sadiq Khan is still mulling whether to go for a fourth term… Guido members will have seen this coming. From Guido Whispers on 10th April: A New Dawn: Speaking of the London mayoralty, Dawn Butler was spotted hanging around…

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