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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Labour MPs Vote Against Referring Starmer to Privileges Committee

Starmer has won the Privileges Committee vote 335 to 223. Whipped by No10… A No10 spokesman said: “This Labour government is delivering for Britain including bringing down energy bills, cutting hospital waiting lists and lifting half a million children out of poverty. The Conservative Party resorted to this desperate political stunt the week before the…

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Puritanical Green MP Insists She ‘Loves WKD Alcopops’

New Green MP Hannah Spencer has doubled down after declaring over the weekend that MPs and parliamentarians in general should not drink in Parliament. In a post on her Instagram today she declared that she ‘loves a blue WKD as much as the next hun.’ Oh boy… She said: “Now, I love a blue wicked…

PoliticsEnvironment
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Reeves Fails to Deny Private Rent Freeze Proposals

Rachel Reeves has hinted at her plans for a one-year rent freeze in the Commons: “This Government have already taken action to reduce the cost of living and to bear down on inflation with the changes around energy prices, around fuel duty, prescription charges and rail fares, and I will do everything in my power…

PoliticsEconomyHousing
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

LIVE: Commons Debates Motion to Refer Starmer to Privileges Committee

Will end with a vote which Downing Street has taken the unprecedented step of three-line whipping. Not the done thing with Commons business… The Tories are pleased it has got this far. A candidate in the local elections said: “The best outcome for us is that every single Labour MP votes to cover this up.…

Politics
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

McSweeney: Mandelson “Not Involved” in Cabinet Reshuffle

McSweeney insists Mandelson had no involvement in the September 2025 reshuffle decisions, despite his best efforts: “He texted me his thoughts… I did not respond to any of Mandelson’s texts. The text messages set out ideas of people that he thought should be in particular positions. None of his suggestions actually came out to be…

Politics
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Every Time Labour Promised Not to Introduce Rent Controls

Rachel Reeves – who is fighting to keep her job post-May elections – is now plotting a one-year rent freeze on private sector rented homes excluding new builds. Part of a “cost of living package” which will obviously only raise rents… Labour has constantly said it would not impose rent controls, be they stabilisation or…

PoliticsEconomyHousing
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Bridget Phillipson: ‘It Is up to Andy’ Whether to Become an MP

The Education Secretary has said that Andy Burnham would have “a lot to offer” in the House of Commons. Asked on Sky News if he should become an MP, Bridget Phillipson said: “I think that is up to Andy, course he would have a lot to offer. He’s doing a great job as Mayor of…

PoliticsEducation
Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Green Party to Try Own ‘Attack Operation’: Every Time Polanski Complained About ‘Smears’

Guido hears Zack Polanski’s Green Party is to attempt an attack and rebuttal operation of its own after a slew of stories have landed on its candidates in the local elections. No longer good enough to be greener than green… plus ça change… Only a year ago the Greens had no real operational press unit…

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

No10 Publishes Chris Wormald Letter Claiming “Appropriate Processes Were Followed” Over Mandelson Vetting

Downing Street has published Chris Wormald’s letter to Starmer from September 2025: APPOINTMENT AND WITHDRAWAL FROM POST OF HMA WASHINGTON As we discussed, I have looked into whether the correct process was followed for both the appointment of the previous HMA Washington, Peter Mandelson, and the process around your decision to withdraw him from post.…

Politics
Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Hoyle: Starmer Will Face Ethics Vote on Mandelson Vetting Scandal

Lindsay Hoyle has confirmed in the Commons that MPs will decide whether claims Starmer misled Parliament with his claims about Mandelson’s vetting go to the Privileges Committee. No10 has indicated it will whip Labour MPs against that eventuality…

Politics
Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Labour is DESTROYING British Business: Reform’s Andrew Barclay

Guido Fawkes’s Ross Kempsell sits down with Reform activist Andrew Barclay to discuss his recent report on the state of British business – and how to fight back. A must-watch… Read Andrew’s full report here: https://ukonward.com/reports/the-british-entrepreneur/ Become a Guido Member: www.order-order.com/membership Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get all out latest videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@guidofawkesstudios

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Environment Secretary: We’re Spending Too Much Time Talking About Mandelson

Emma Reynolds when asked by Sophy Ridge if the Mandelson affair is a “Westminster bubble” story said: “I think we are spending too much time talking about it.” Reynolds claimed people on the doorstep aren’t mentioning the Mandelson affair, though did not deny they had pretty strong views on ‘Starmer’s leadership’…

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