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Guido Fawkes23 Jun 2026

Farage: Burnham Would Have Won Whichever Candidate We Stood

Farage discussed the lost Makerfield by-election on the Today Programme: “16,000 votes would win most by-elections, but we were of course hoisted by our own petard because effectively this campaign became vote Burnham to get Starmer out. So look, it was a landslide victory. Good for him.” He said Kenyon could not have been withdrawn…

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Guido Fawkes23 Jun 2026

WATCH: EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas Symonds Urges “Swift” Burnham Coronation

Cabinet Office and EU Relations minister Nick Thomas Symonds has told Sky News that he is backing Andy Burnham and a contest would be against the national interest: “I am backing Andy Burnham to succeed Keir. I think, first of all, we have a job of delivery to do in the second half of the…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Labour Wars: Who Will Be in Burnham’s Cabinet?

Guido members get exclusive access to Labour Wars, the inside track on what’s really happening at the top of government. Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events, like our recent debate, Is Britain Broken, featuring Zia Yusuf, Fraser Nelson, and David Frost. Click here to become a member today… At…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

LIVE: Lammy Steps in to Deliver G7 Summit Statement

Starmer’s no-showed…

Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

WATCH: Labour MPs Applaud Burnham’s Arrival in Westminster

Along with Beth Rigby caught on hot mic cooing over Paul Waugh…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

WATCH: Burnham Sworn in as Labour MP for Makerfield

Labour MPs damaging their vocal chords with all the cheering…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Former DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson Guilty of Rape and Indecent Assault

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault, and four counts of gross indecency. He denied all charges. Breaking…

Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Burnham Doesn’t Rule Out Snap Election

Andy Burnham has just arrived in London, and has already opened the door to an early election. Asked if he would call one, Burnham said:  “I think you’re jumping several hurdles there. My priority today is be sworn in… as the MP for Makerfield. And it’s been very kind of sad for me today to…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Starmer Pulls Out of Delivering G7 Statement to Parliament

David Lammy is taking Starmer’s place at the despatch box this afternoon to give the G7 statement. Despite being at the very same despatch box for DPMQs while Starmer was… at the G7. Badenoch is still responding for the Opposition. The Tories are going all over this: “Kemi is the only leader actually turning up…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Badenoch Calls for General Election if Burnham Cannot Fund Defence

Badenoch just now: “If Andy Burnham does not have any answers on national security, we should have a General Election now.” She added she was “not worried” about a General Election and Reform is “not ready for governing”…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Burnham Repeatedly Called for General Election After Tories Changed Leader

Here is the soon-to-be Prime Minister Andy Burnham repeatedly calling for a General Election in 2022, after the Tories dumped their leader: “We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this Tory leadership election. They were all elected on a manifesto promise to level up the North and are all abandoning…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Burnham-Backing Pressure Group Publishes Economic Blueprint for Power

The Burnham-backing pressure group Mainstream has published a 69-page document outlining how Burnham should ‘scale up Manchesterism nationally’. Oh boy… The ‘highlights’: Public ownership of energy and water (national corporations), housing and transport (city-region scale), and care (municipal). They’re at pains to insist this isn’t “nationalisation”, obviously… Let Thames Water fall into special administration and…

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