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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Morgan McSweeney: Next Election Will Still Be Reform Vs Labour

The ex-chief election strategist for Starmer’s Labour has said Reform will still be in prime position at the next election against Labour. It was once established opinion – but some see the field as more open now… Speaking at an event hosted by public relations firm Grayling last night, McSweeney played down talk of a…

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Guido Fawkes5 Aug 2026

Miliband Says Anti-Trident Pro-Chagos Surrender Lawyer Is “Ideal Candidate” for International Court of Justice

Ed Miliband – who is now heading to DC to meet with Rubio – found time yesterday to record a video showering a former Corbyn adviser who opposed the UK’s claim to the Chagos Islands with praise. Welcome to Ed’s Foreign Office… Dapo Akande was put forward for election to the International Court of Justice…

PoliticsDefenceReformCrime
Guido Fawkes4 Aug 2026

Burnham’s Ministers Tell Lords: Wealthiest Will ‘Contribute More’

Burnham’s government is fleshing out its lines on tax ahead of the Budget, and already hinting at taxation of wealth. Asked about tax on working people by Tory peers, Labour ministers said in a written answer in Parliament: “Everyone is being asked to contribute to support these goals, but the Government is keeping the contribution…

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Guido Fawkes4 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham Takes Earliest Holiday of Any PM in Modern Times

Andy Burnham has jetted off on holiday just 15 days after walking into Downing Street. That is the earliest a PM has enabled their out of office notice in modern history. Theresa May comes the closest, and even her trip the Alps was a month into her premiership. Burnham has halved her record, although at…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes3 Aug 2026

POLL: Tories Better Off With an Outsider in 2028 London Mayoral Race

The early battle lines are being drawn for the 2028 London mayoral race. New polling from Opinium suggests if the Tories even want to be viable, they would perform better with a fresh candidate from outside Westminster than with a former minister. No one has thrown their hat in the ring yet. Expect Guido’s runners…

Politics
Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Guido Whispers: Westminster’s Latest Power Couple…

Guido Fawkes members get access to Guido Whispers, our exclusive insiders-only newsletter revealing all the latest gossip and tittle-tattle swirling around Westminster. To read it, become a Guido member today. Sign up here and get all the gossip first…

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Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Burnham’s Assisted Suicide Intervention Likely Fatal for Revived Bill

The new Prime Minister has rejected calls from assisted suicide lobbyists, stating that it’s not the right time for a debate on legalising the practice. He’s moving the numbers on the Bill Lauren Edwards brought back to parliament… Kim Leadbeater’s Bill passed Third Reading last year by 23 votes. If 12 MPs switch sides, the…

PoliticsDefenceReform
Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

EXC: Jealous Louise Haigh Tries to Hog Burnham’s Ear

There are concerns in Downing Street over Louise Haigh, briefed as the ‘most powerful woman in government’ and Burnham’s right hand. Haigh was handed Deputy Prime Ministerial powers as first secretary as well as the running of the new Office of the PM and Cabinet… Downing Street insiders stress that Haigh, who was forced out…

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Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Burnham Government Signs Trade Memo With Mauritius as British Ambassador Says Chagos Deal Still ‘Right’

Burnham is not so politically inept as to prioritise the insane Starmer-era Chagos sellout, but the Diplomatic Service is getting ahead of him. Quelle surprise… Yesterday in Mauritius’s capital Port Louis the British High Commissioner, Paul Brummell CMG, signed a memorandum of understanding on an Enhanced Strategic Trade Partnership. British Indian Ocean Territory was not…

Politics
Guido Fawkes31 Jul 2026

Southport Killer Axel Rudakubana Charged With Three Assaults on Prison Staff

Rudakabana was charged with: Assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025; attempted grievous bodily harm on Thursday, 8 May, 2025; unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison on Thursday, 26 June, 2025, and assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 28 October, 2025. He will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court via…

PoliticsCrime
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Taxpayer Spent £10,000 on Every ‘Soft Power Council’ Meeting Skived Off by Cabinet Ministers

A useless government council which was skived off by Cabinet ministers cost £10,000 every time it met, new figures reveal. Cheap by Civil Service standards… The ‘Soft Power Council’ launched under the last Starmer government to co-ordinate between the Foreign Office and DCMS on projecting British influence. It was skived off by Lisa Nandy and…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Burnham’s ‘Right-Hand’ Cabinet Minister in Charge of National Security Repeatedly Backed Total UK Nuclear Disarmament

Burnham’s right-hand woman and the Cabinet minister in with responsibility for national security has repeatedly opposed Trident and backed full unilateral nuclear disarmament. While Burnham re-announces a £8.4 billion investment in the UK’s nuclear deterrent… Oversight of national security policy coordination belongs to Louise Haigh, who will be running the new Office for the Prime…

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