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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…

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Express Politics1 May 2026

Green Party civil war erupts as ex-deputy leader sensationally says 'do not vote for them'

A former deputy leader of the Green Party has urged voters not to back them in next Thursday's local elections.

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Polanski Apologises for Golders Green Attack Retweet Which Criticised Police Officers

Green leader Zack Polanski has apologised for his retweet following the Golders Green attack and a furious response from Met Commissioner Mark Rowley. He says: “Everyone in leadership has a responsibility for lowering the temperature at a time of such tension, and I apologise for sharing a tweet in haste. Police responses to emergency situations…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Only 3.3% of This Year’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ Victims Attended HMRC Training Sessions

Only 3.3% of the people who have been dragged into the first batch of Making Tax Digital requirements have attended one of HMRC’s explanatory webinars. No one is ready for the coming carnage… Making Tax Digital requires in-scope individuals to move from using the traditional Self Assessment portal and instead keep digital records in HMRC-recognised…

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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Joey Gwinn: Where Reform wins, their own voters lose the most

Having broken nearly all his promises, Farage has given many supporters the polar opposite of what they voted for. The post Joey Gwinn: Where Reform wins, their own voters lose the most appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics1 May 2026

Greens pledge £15 minimum wage for all workers

The party accuses the Labour government of watering down its promises on workers' rights.

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Inside Panicked Labour’s London Polling Day Strategy

Labour is preparing a frantic last-minute operation to get the vote out in London. Rattled… Take this communiqué emailed to Labour members in St Giles ward in Southwark and leaked to Guido. This should be safe for Labour… Southwark has seen doorknocking visits from both Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham in recent weeks, which indicates the…

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BBC Politics1 May 2026

Kemi Badenoch use of Bloody Sunday footage 'disgusting', says MP

The footage of soldiers on Bloody Sunday appeared in a Conservative Party video opposing reforms to the Legacy Act.

Express Politics1 May 2026

New Nostradamus who 'forecast Trump assassination attempt' says it could get worse for him

Craig Hamilton-Parker, the psychic medium referred to as the "New Nostradamus" has issued a set of predictions about the future of the US and Donald Trump

Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

What Would Prime Minister Streeting Do?

Team Streeting is briefing that he’s got the numbers in the PLP and is ready for a leadership fight. A man can dream. Here is what his manifesto might look like, based on what he’s said before… Return to the EU customs union Tax capital gains on the same basis as income. Replace inheritance tax…

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit

Labour called SNP first minister John Swinney ‘shameless’ for claiming credit when it was the result of king’s US visit Donald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by a row between rival Scottish party leaders over claiming credit for the decision. The whisky industry and business leaders were delighted by the US president’s sudden announcement on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he would end the tariffs to mark the visit by

BBC Politics1 May 2026

Greens pledge £15 minimum wage for all workers

The party accuses the Labour government of watering down its promises on workers' rights.

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