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Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Downing Street Insists Mandelson’s £75,000 Payout Does Not Contradict Official Guidance

Downing Street is insisting Mandelson’s £75,000 severance payout did not contradict the government’s own official guidance on public sector exit payouts, which makes clear payouts should not be used to soften reputational damage. Speaking at the Lobby briefing of press hacks this afternoon: “[Mandelson’s payout was] Treasury-approved severance in line with standard HMT guidance and…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Badenoch: Labour MPs Discussing No-Confidence Vote in Starmer With Tory Whips

Badenoch has been speaking to pool reporters about how to get rid of Keir Starmer after the first Mandelson Files release yesterday proved that No10 rushed the vetting process, Starmer ignored warnings from senior advisers about Mandelson, and Mandelson was offered access to confidential material before his vetting was even complete. She said: “It is…

PoliticsDefence
Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Failing Cabinet Office’s Deputy Head Moved On

Announced today, Second Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office Clara Swinson will move to the DoJ to be Second Permanent Secretary under Lammy. A horizontal move like that often says something in Whitehall… Swinson was not a popular figure among some government sources in the Cabinet Office, who view her as a blocker along with…

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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Labour Tries to Get Ahead of Mandelson Files With ‘Vetting Improvements’

A release from the Cabinet Office just now: “The Mandelson case has also shown more needs to be done and raised further questions about how the direct ministerial appointment process, and wider operation of government, can be strengthened.” Government will “look again” at financial interests of ministers and senior officials, lobbying transparency, and “whether the…

Politics
Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

LIVE: Darren Jones Speaks on Release of First Group of Mandelson Files

Darren Jones is in the Commons again. This time to speak on the release of the first group of Mandelson Files…

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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

WATCH: What Is Going Wrong With Britain’s Diplomatic Service? | Ameer Kotecha Interview

Ross Kempsell is joined by Ameer Kotecha, who recently resigned as a diplomat in the Foreign Office, to discuss where British foreign policy is going wrong and why he left Whitehall. Find out what he really thinks of David Lammy and Yvette Cooper… Subscribe to Guido’s YouTube channel for all our latest videos by clicking…

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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Starmer Ignored Farage’s Offer to Secretly Help Improve Relations With Trump Administration

Nigel Farage has claimed he wrote privately to Keir Starmer in September, offering to help the government strengthen ties with the Trump White House. In the New Statesman today he says he told Starmer:  “I know a lot of this administration, I am on text exchanges with cabinet members [and] if you need my help…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Starmer Skipping Commons for Release of Mandelson Files

Darren Jones has confirmed that the first group of Mandelson files will be released after PMQs today, at which time the ‘Chief Secretary to the PM’ will give a statement to the Commons. Starmer will be out of there… The documents are expected to include the vetting advice on Mandelson’s appointment. Jones told Sky News…

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Reform’s Polling Discount With YouGov Raises Eyebrows

Guido keeps a keen eye on the polls. Over the last 10 published Westminster voting intention polls, YouGov’s average for Reform UK has been 24.8%. Across the same period, the average from Opinium is 30.9%. What accounts for the consistently lower Reform numbers with YouGov, is the party really doing worse? Well, let’s compare it…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

OBR: Oil Price Rise Could Hike Inflation by 1%

The OBR has said inflation could be 1% higher by the end of the year thanks to a long spike in energy prices. Just Reeves’s luck… David Miles, member of the OBR’s budget responsibility committee, told MPs in the Commons: “If there’s no change in the picture on prices from now on forward, we estimate…

PoliticsEconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

WATCH: Darren Jones Gives Live Demonstration of How StarmerCard Would Work

Speaking at the usual Downing Street briefing room, Darren Jones is debuting Digital ID. Hope that goes well…

Politics
Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

LIVE: Darren Jones Announces Digital ID Launch in Commons

The ‘Chief Secretary to the PM’ says he wants a “national conversation” on Digital ID. Will be a brief one… A further press conference is planned for 3 p.m.

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