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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Downing Street Releases Desperate Stock Footage of Dan Jarvis in No10

Footage of the new Defence Secretary this morning meeting Starmer and Richard Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff. Putin quaking in his boots…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Al Carns Explains His Resignation: ‘Why Won’t Starmer Cut Welfare to Fund Defence?’

Al Carns was asked why he quit as Armed Forces minister: “Quite simple: I didn’t think the funding settlement was correct for defence.” He added “We have got to find more money. That’s down to the PM… There is an argument about welfare. I’m a firm believer a hand up not a hand out.” The…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

WATCH: Peter Kyle Says Defence Plan Is “Right” Despite Not Having Seen It

Peter Kyle has the unenviable morning round for the government and is defending Starmer’s premiership after four MoD resignations last night. Healey, Al Carns, and two PPSs… Kyle told BBC Breakfast: “And when you see the plan, I think you’ll see that we’ve put a lot of effort into getting it right.” Asked: “When did…

Defence
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Dan Jarvis Appointed Defence Secretary

Dan Jarvis was previously Security Minister in the Home Office, he now gets the poisoned chalice job. Viewed as a double edged sword by military types…

Defence
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Armed Forces Minister Al Carns Resigns Over Defence Spending & Troubles Bill

Al Carns “walked onto” Cathy Newman’s Sky News show tonight to threaten to resign if No10 didn’t 1. increase spending as part of the Defence Investment Plan deal and 2. further change the Northern Ireland Legacy act. He has now resigned, saying: “It has been the privilege of my life to serve this country, first…

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Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Trump Threatens to Take Iran’s Kharg Island

Donald Trump on Truth Social: “The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT. At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil…

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Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns

John Healey says Starmer and  Reeves planned to raise defence spending by only 0.26% per year after reaching 2.6% in 2027. Just 2.68% of GDP on defence in 2030 would fall well short of the 3% Healey was pushing for. He said: “I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of…

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Miliband Digs in Over Net Zero in Funding Clash With Starmer

Ed Miliband is at war with Number 10 over its attempts to slash DESNZ’s budget by at least 1% to help fund the elusive Defence Investment Plan (DIP). According to the Telegraph, Miliband has gone studs up over demands to squeeze around £600m from the department. Will someone think of the heat pumps… Currently, around…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

1 Melanie Ward LAB 2 Richard Burgon LAB 3 Lauren Edwards LAB 4 Rushanara Ali LAB 5 Ayoub Khan IND 6 Liz Twist LAB 7 Richard Tice REF 8 David Burton-Sampson LAB 9 James McMurdock IND 10 Sean Woodcock LAB 11 Tom Gordon LIB 12 Adrian Ramsay GRN 13 Hannah Spencer GRN 14 Freddie van…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Reeves Says She Will Hike Taxes Again to Pay for Defence Boost

Rachel Reeves told an investors’ conference last night that “borrowing can’t be the only answer” to hiking defence spending: “The money has to come from somewhere… Everyone can see the challenges. We are spending 2.6% of GDP from next April and the pressures are only going in one direction.” Reeves is currently battling John Healey…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

LIVE: Reform Hosts Press Conference on Fly-Tipping Crackdown

Richard Tice and Warwickshire County Council Leader George Finch are hosting a press conference on Reform’s ‘plan to bring back civic pride’. There will be a Q&A afterwards. Watch along above…

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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

Fears That Swarm of Fake Violent Farage Ads on X Is Linked to Foreign State

There are concerns among hawkish wonks in Westminster that the proliferation of ads on X featuring AI images of Nigel Farage scrapping with Andrew Bailey on Question Time is connected to a foreign state which could be gathering info on Westminster. The ads – coming from any number of small accounts – have been infuriating…

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