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Guido Fawkes2 Mar 2026

US Made ‘Very Specific Request’ to Use Diego Garcia to Bomb Iran Despite Starmer’s Chagos Deal

Starmer’s already-paused Chagos deal looks in mortal danger this morning due to developments in the war on Iran. What a shame… Guido understands on Saturday morning the US government made a specific request to Starmer that Diego Garcia be made available for use for long-range bombing missions over Iran. The joint US-UK base is often…

Defence
Guido Fawkes2 Mar 2026

Cooper: UK Still Won’t be ‘Directly Involved’ in Defensive Strikes After Starmer U-Turn

Yvette Cooper is playing down the UK’s involvement in ongoing US action against Iran despite Starmer’s U-turn last night. The RAF base on Cyprus was hit at around 10 p.m. at the same time as Starmer’s statement… The Foreign Secretary told BBC Breakfast: “It’s important to say the UK is not going to be involved…

Defence
Guido Fawkes27 Feb 2026

Tobacco and Alcohol Revenue Plummets as Reeves Creates New Black Hole

Latest figures released by HMRC on tobacco and alcohol duty show that the Exchequer is facing an increasing black hole in its sin tax revenue and nanny state policies are inflating a huge black market. As Guido has been warning for some time now… Tobacco duty revenue is down from £10.4 billion to £7.9 billion.…

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes27 Feb 2026

Man Arrested After Churchill Statue Defaced

The Met Police has just announced a 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square.

PoliticsDefenceCrime
Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

Party Activists Distribute Article on ‘Why You Should Vote Green From an Islamic Perspective’

Green activists are promoting an online article suggesting Muslims should vote for the Green Party to forward the “interests and values” of British Muslims. Labour won’t be happy… A piece on website Islam 21C by ‘jurist’ Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad asks if “Labour really deserve Muslim support” after having “contributed to the hostile environment against…

DefenceEnvironment
Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

Edward Argar (Con) Rachel Hopkins (Lab) Luke Akehurst (Lab) Fleur Anderson (Lab) John Slinger (Lab) Paul Kohler (LibDem) Calum Miller (LibDem) Adam Dance (LibDem) Imran Hussain (Lab) Jonathan Davies (Lab) Irene Campbell (Lab) Lauren Edwards (Lab) Sarah Edwards (Lab) Paul Waugh (Lab) Calvin Bailey (Lab)

Defence
Guido Fawkes24 Feb 2026

BBC Executive Apologises to Staff After Tourette’s Slur Not Edited Out of BAFTAs

The BBC’s Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has apologised to all staff after a racial slur involuntarily shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner was not censored from the BBC’s BAFTA Awards broadcast. Phillips said this afternoon: “I’m so sorry that a racial slur was not edited out of our broadcast. We understand how distressing this was.…

Defence