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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Reeves: ‘It is Valid’ to Say Labour Shouldn’t Have Raised National Insurance

During Reeves’ Treasury Committee appearance this morning in which the Chancellor said she supports releasing strategic oil reserves, she also said there is a ‘valid’ argument to be made that she shouldn’t have raised National Insurance: “Yeah, we did make the decision to increase national insurance in my first Budget and that’s because we needed…

Economy
Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Most Labour and Green Voters Prefer “Reducing Inequality” to Making Everyone Richer

Extraordinary polling from Merlin Strategy. More than half of Labour voters and nearly two-thirds of Green voters would prefer to ‘reduce inequality’ (punish wealth) than make everyone better off. If the rich benefit, it’s no good. They’d rather the poor stay poor if the alternative is to give another penny to a millionaire...

Environment
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’s Minister Says Cost, Design, and Date of Digital ID Policy Are Not Known

Darren Jones has revealed just how shambolic the mangled Digital ID scheme is on Times Radio. Quelle surprise… The ‘Chief Secretary to the PM’ said the OBR was wrong that it would cost £1.8 billion but would not say whether the projected figure was higher or lower and that it would depend on the final…

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…

Politics
Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

The Right Angle: Root and Branch

Welcome back to the Right Angle, the insiders’ guide on the what’s happening on the British right. Exclusively for Guido members… The war in Iran is focusing minds at the top of both Reform and the Conservatives. Polling shows a majority of Brits disapprove of Trump’s campaign, and will take an even dimmer view when it…

Defence
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

The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings

Every month, we’ll publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in the party based on our readers’ responses. Who’s up, who’s down… Click here to fill in the survey. We’re offering £10 off your Guido membership once you complete it. If you’re not a Guido member yet, that’s a whole month as a…

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

Corbyn’s Your Party Calls for End to Iranian Sanctions

Approved unanimously by Your Party’s Central Executive Committee: “Ordinary Iranians now being bombed are already suffering from economic sanctions, which should be lifted to provide relief.” Magic grandpa still hasn’t lost his touch…

Economy
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

Labour Masses a Whopping 80 Staff to Man Specialised EU Surrender Unit

Labour has finally revealed the size of its specialist EU Surrender Unit. Handing power back to the EU is basically the only foreign policy plank Starmer has left… When Guido revealed the unit had been founded it was said between 50 and 60 staff – mostly from the FCDO – were working on the team.…