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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

POLL: Andy Burnham Would Have Won Gorton and Denton By-Election

New polling from Survation in the New Statesman today, in a hypothetical world in which Starmer didn’t stop ‘his friend’ Andy Burnham standing in Gorton and Denton: Certain to vote: Green 25%, Labour 47%, Don’t Know 7%, Reform 21% Among all voters: Green 17%, Labour 33%, Don’t Know 30%, Reform 15% If Burnham had stood, he…

PoliticsEnvironment
Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Nearly a Million Self-Employed Brits Face New Quarterly Tax Returns

HMRC data published today shows 864,000 self-employed workers and landlords will be forced into quarterly digital tax reporting when ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’ goes live in April. The construction sector is the worst affected, with 251,000 businesses caught by the new rules. That is nearly a third of the total. One-man band plumbers,…

PoliticsEconomyHousing
Guido Fawkes16 Mar 2026

Right Wing Broadcast Shakeup Continues as Media Realignment Explodes

The YouTube revolution is finally catching up with right-of-centre mainstream British political broadcasters (the left have been there for years). It’s not great news for incumbents with big wage bills… Former TalkTV presenter Mike Graham is doing good numbers after launching his own independent show on YouTube. This week Graham announced that he was unveiling…

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Mar 2026

LIVE: Starmer Hosts Downing Street Press Conference

Expect ‘targeted’ support to the tune of £50 million for households relying on heating oil. And plenty of waffle about supposedly decisive leadership on the Middle East…

Politics
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Justice Minister’s Letter to Constituent is “80-100% AI-Generated”

A Labour Justice minister has sent a letter to a constituent that AI checkers say is mostly if not all the product of a chatbot. At this point just replace MPs with Claude and be done with it… Jake Richards wrote to ‘Sally’ in his constituency of Rother Valley over the weekend to congratulate her…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Guido Whispers: Fight, Fight, Fight…

Members get access to Guido Whispers every Friday. For all the latest gossip swirling around Westminster and beyond, join us today by clicking here. Get tomorrow’s news, today…

Politics
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Reform vs Restore Spat Hotting Up as Staff Tensions Boil Over

The Reform vs Restore battle is becoming more than an avatar of the personal dispute between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe. As both ambitions in both camps soar, the troops are getting involved, as anyone on X will have noticed this week… Much of the tension revolves around the Tory past of Reform Shadow Chancellor…

PoliticsDefenceReformRupert Lowe
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Labour Breaks ‘Secret Promise’ That Chagos Deal Would Be Done by Mauritius Independence Day

Yesterday was the 58th anniversary of independence in Mauritius. A tough day for Starmer, whose government had been making private promises to the Mauritians that the Chagos sellout would be complete by that milestone, which had been driving the UK parliamentary timetable… As the Mauritian press puts it, PM Ramgoolam – in his independence day…

Politics
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Unite’s Withdrawal of Funds for Labour Threatens Union-Backed MPs

The long-running battle between Sharon Graham, General Secretary of the Unite union and Starmer continues. With Rayner and other union allies out in the cold, the deep-pocketed socialists over at Unite are pulling the plug… Unite voted this week cut its party affiliation fee by £580,000, which usually goes straight into Labour HQ coffers. As…

Politics
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

No10 Defends Foreign Office Staff Attending Party Celebrating Islamic Revolution

Downing Street insists it was just “standard practice” for FCDO staff to attend a party celebrating the Islamic revolution at the Iranian embassy, as reported by the Telegraph: “It is their job to maintain diplomatic relations with countries across the globe, including ones we fundamentally disagree with.” On the same day as the party, it…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Downing Street: “No Requirement” for Starmer to Speak to Mandelson Before Appointing Him

Number 10 has claimed there was “no requirement” for Keir Starmer to formally interview Peter Mandelson before appointing him as ambassador to the US. The Times revealed last night that Starmer delegated the job entirely to Morgan McSweeney and Matthew Doyle. Don’t worry, the adults are back in the room… The Downing Street spokesman told…

Politics
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Bursting the Bubble: Reality Bites

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Get access to Guido’s own poll of polls, and an instant breakdown of all the latest electoral data across Britain, by becoming a member today. Click here to join and get 50% off…

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