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Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026

POLL: Labour Set to Win Easily in Greater Manchester

New polling in Manchester from YouGov: Labour candidate Bev Craig is set to beat Reform UK’s Sian Astley by 62% to 38% in the second round of the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election Craig also leads on first preference votes, taking 38% to Astley’s 24%, with the Greens’ Geraldine Coggins in third on 17% By 44%…

PoliticsEnvironmentReform
Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026

Burnham Dumps Economic Advisers Brought in to Calm Markets After Less Than a Month

The ‘sensibles’ brought in to ‘advise’ Burnham on economics are set to be shunned when it comes to formal advisory positions in government. Not even a month has passed since they were supposedly brought into the Burnham fold… Team Burnham provided a pointed briefing to two financial papers on the eve of the Makerfield by-election…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026

New Downing Street Political Strategy Director Campaigned for a Wealth Tax

Downing Street’s new Director of Political Strategy is a pro-Wealth Tax campaigner. Buckle up… Matthew McGregor, formerly a director at Hope Not Hate, has strong views on raising tax. He was Chief Executive of the leftist campaigning organisation 38 Degrees. Less than two years ago he was campaigning for the imposition of a 2% annual…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026

WATCH: ‘Worried’ Polanski Says He Doesn’t Have State-Funded Security

Polanski told BBC Breakfast this morning that he has no security and he is worried: “I am worried and I’ve been worried for a long time and I would note that Gawain Towler who is one of Reform’s closest advisers did say yesterday that other than Nigel Farage he can see that I’m under threat.…

Reform
Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Burnham Hires Ex-Hope Not Hate Director as No10 Political Strategy Chief

Andy Burnham has hired a former director of leftist campaigning outfit Hope Not Hate as his new head of political strategy in No10, according to Sam Coates. Buckle up… Matthew McGregor was Director of Campaigns & Communications for Hope Not Hate from January 2018 to October 2021, after which he was appointed CEO of activist…

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Starmer Gives Sadiq Khan a Peerage

Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party: Alison Garnham – Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group. Alison Lowe OBE – Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in West Yorkshire. Barbara Mills KC – Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales (2025), family law barrister and Joint Head of Chambers at 4PB. Cathy…

Crime
Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Verdict on Shabana Mahmood as a Potential Chancellor

Rumours are flying that Andy Burnham will appoint Shabana Mahmood as Chancellor. What does Jacob Rees-Mogg think? Guido’s Adam Cherry met him at CPAC Great Britain this afternoon… Subscribe to Guido on YouTube by clicking here. Never miss a video…

Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Left-Wing Labour Backbenchers Complain About Prospect of Mahmood in No11

Vocal Labour backbencher and left-wing bannerman Rachael Maskell has opposed Shabana Mahmood’s mooted entry to No11. Maskell, who previously had the whip suspended after her activity as ringleader in the welfare rebellion, was named “the archetypal Labour MP” by the Times. She said of Mahmood’s inbound promotion on Times Radio: “I don’t think Shabana would…

Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Young Bob at CPAC Great Britain: The British Right is “BORING”

Guido’s Adam Cherry is at the inaugural CPAC Great Britain today. He bumped into Young Bob. Watch above, and subscribe to Guido’s Youtube channel by clicking here…

Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Jolyon Maugham Deletes His Bluesky Account

Jolyon is having a tough week. After apologising for offending trans activists after the Good Law Project launched a new ad campaign, the serial loser deactivated his Bluesky account. He deleted his X account some months ago… Barrister Sarah Phillimore, who is suing him, points out that the deletion comes shortly before Jolyon presents his…

Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Treasury’s Staff Wage Bill Rises by a Fifth in One Year

The Treasury’s rising headcount has led the total wage bill to balloon in just a single year. As revealed in its annual report out this week… Headcount grew on average to 3,849 from 3,745. The bill jumped commensurately: Wages and salaries: £288 million, up from £246 million (up£42 million). Social security costs: £38 million, up…

Economy
Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Safeguarding Minister Accused of ‘Refusing to Work’ After Telling Burnham She Doesn’t Want the Job Any More

The MP who replaced Jess Phillips as minister for safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls has been accused by staff and officials of doing “no work.” Labour’s commitment to safeguarding latest… According to Labour sources Natalie Fleet, who was installed as minister in May, is refusing to do any work after telling Andy Burnham she…