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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Faulty HMS Dragon Withdraws to Port

The Mail reports that HMS Dragon, the only warship of Britain’s in the Middle Eastern region, has withdrawn to port “for repairs and logistics after experiencing issues with its fresh water supplies.” No comment…

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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Westminster Wonks Join Tory Adviser Operation

Guido hears Tory-aligned think tank Onward’s Head of Political Economy Gavin Rice has been hired by campaigning Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy as his new senior adviser. Rice was previously SpAd for Boris and later policy director at the Centre for Social Justice. His main work at Onward was also with Timothy on the Future…

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Guido Fawkes5 Apr 2026

Guido Fawkes: Members’ Corner

Below is a collection of Guido’s members’-only content from the week gone by. The inside track on the party of government in Labour Wars; what’s really going on with the disunited right in The Right Angle; the comprehensive landscape beyond navel-gazing Westminster in Bursting the Bubble; and SW1’s best selection of gossip in Guido Whispers.…

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Guido Fawkes4 Apr 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 923,842 visitors visited 856,122 times viewing 905,313 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Caroline Wheeler Out as Sunday Times Political Editor Taxpayer Coughs up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue Labour Begs Party Members Not to Speak to the Press at Ed Miliband…

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Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Taxpayer Coughs Up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue

To add insult to injury the bill for the restoration of the Churchill statue in Parliament Square is over a whopping £7,000. So much owed by so many… The 12-foot Churchill was graffitied three separate times in 2020 and was targeted again in February this year when he was sprayed with red paint and slogans…

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Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Labour Deployed ‘Record Numbers’ of Activists to Gorton & Denton Only to Come Third

Labour deployed a record number of volunteers to Gorton & Denton for a by-election in which it would record a 25.4 percentage point downward swing. Maybe try keeping the Labour activists away next time? Latest minutes of Labour’s National Executive Committee meeting last week, released today by member Ann Black, detail the figures: “General secretary…

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Guido Fawkes1 Apr 2026

The Best April Fools’ Jokes

It’s that day again and numerous SW1 denizens spent the morning with a sweat on their brows attempting to work out what was an April Fool’s joke and what wasn’t. Has anyone checked in on Peston? Some of the highlights: UK Defence Journal published a series of articles, including details of the “introduction of a…

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Guido Fawkes1 Apr 2026

Bank of England: UK Government Debt Market at Severe Risk in Iran War Fallout

A well-timed update from the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee has stated today that the Iran war is making the UK gilt market particularly vulnerable. In addition to the dim view bond traders take of the Reeves rollercoaster… The committee says the war in general represents a “substantial negative supply shock” to the global…

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Guido Fawkes1 Apr 2026

Trump: All Starmer Wants Is Windmills, the UK Doesn’t Even Have a Navy

Donald Trump has made his strongest comments yet against NATO just as Starmer prepares to give an address from Downing Street. The President has spoken to the Telegraph in another round of interviews before he addresses the nation at 2 a.m. BST… Asked if the US’ membership of NATO would be reconsidered, he said: “Oh…

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Guido Fawkes31 Mar 2026

IN FULL: Every Tax Hike Coming Into Force Tomorrow Despite Starmer’s Claim He Can’t Do Anything About Higher Costs

Reeves and Starmer have so far offered basically nothing in terms of action to lower bills in the face of disruption from the Iran war. But there is something they could do… The below tax hikes are due to come into force tomorrow. Co-conspirators will notice many of them relate to travel… The government could…

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Guido Fawkes30 Mar 2026

Labour Begs Party Members Not to Speak to the Press at Ed Miliband Campaign Event

Labour Party staff have pleaded for members not to speak to any journalists at an Ed Miliband event tonight. What could legions of party members do to derail the ‘real Prime Minister’s’ event? The Energy Secretary will be the special guest at the launch of the Southwark Labour 2026 manifesto this evening at a venue…

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Guido Fawkes30 Mar 2026

Labour Wars: I Ran, I Ran So Far Away

Guido members get exclusive access to Labour Wars, the inside track on what’s really happening at the top of government. Tomorrow’s news, today… Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events, like our recent Save Chagos Boat Party. Click here to become a member today…

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