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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Reeves Moves to Force Food Price Caps on Supermarkets

Rachel Reeves is trying to impose price caps on supermarkets in backroom negotiations, according to the FT. UKSSR… The Treasury is pressuring major supermarkets to voluntarily cap prices on essentials. Rachel Reeves is said to be hoping to announce the policy alongside a cost-of-living package on Thursday. In exchange Labour is offering regulatory “incentives” including…

Economy
Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

IMF: British Tax Take Hits Ceiling & Labour Leadership Race to Hurt Growth

In its latest global outlook the IMF has warned that there is “limited fiscal space” and borrowing costs already “elevated.” Paging Mr Burnham… The international forecaster warned “domestic uncertainty” could hit the UK economy along with the Iran war could hit growth just as it upgraded its forecast for this year. Reeves will be handing…

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes16 May 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 944,521 visitors visited 890,334 times viewing 896,432 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: ROLLING LIST: Labour MPs Calling for Starmer to Resign Growing Labour Calls for Starmer to Resign Reach the Frontbench Ex-Minister Josh Simons to Resign Seat for Andy Burnham Taxpayer Coughs Up Almost £30,000 for…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes15 May 2026

WATCH: Andy Burnham Says He Is ‘Bought In’ to Crypto and Decentralised Finance

Andy Burnham is a surprise fan of cryptocurrency and Web3. Every cloud… The Manchester mayor gave a gushing nine-minute speech at an event held by the Manchester Blockchain Alliance last year in which he said: “If this is about economic progress and social progress — I’m in.” He also gave a gushing interview the next day…

Economy
Guido Fawkes15 May 2026

Growing Demands for Rayner to Publish HMRC Letter ‘Exonerating’ Her

There are growing demands for Angela Rayner to publish the documentary evidence from HMRC that details how she did not act “carelessly” and had no penalty to pay. Because it doesn’t make sense… Tax experts led by Labour’s Dan Neidle yesterday challenged the supposed ‘exoneration.’ If it really exists… Neidle subsequently spoke to tax barrister…

Economy
Guido Fawkes14 May 2026

Labour Tax Expert Dan Neidle Says HMRC’s Exoneration of Rayner Is ‘Generous’ and ‘Hard to Understand’

A prominent tax expert has questioned HMRC’s decision to exonerate Angela Rayner over her tax affairs. Serious questions for the taxman… Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates – who was until recently a member of the NCC, the Labour Party’s most senior disciplinary body – says HMRC’s decision that Rayner did not act in a…

Economy
Guido Fawkes14 May 2026

GDP Grows by 0.6% in First Quarter

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that UK GDP in the first quarter grew by 0.6%. In line with expectations following growth in Q4 2024 of 0.2%… The largest growth came from services on 0.8%. The ONS says: “Real GDP per head is estimated to have increased by 0.6% in Quarter 1…

Economy
Guido Fawkes13 May 2026

Jolyon Moves Good Law Project to Jersey

Jolyon Maugham has quietly shuffled the ownership of his crowd-funded litigation-losing vehicle the Good Law Project into a Jersey purpose trust. Jersey… Good Law Project insists it will remain UK resident for tax purposes and there will be no change to how its income is taxed. Nothing to see here… But what is actually going…

Economy
Guido Fawkes13 May 2026

Tories Publish ‘Alternative King’s Speech’

A good stunt from the Tories, who this week published their alternative King’s Speech: The whole package is framed around a £47 billion savings plan. Funded by welfare cuts and civil service reductions… Read the main policy points below. Nada from Reform… Stronger Economy Welfare Reform. Reinstate the two-child benefit cap, restrict PIP for lower-level…

Economy
Guido Fawkes13 May 2026

DESNZ Makes “Zero Apologies” for Splashing Nearly £30,000 on Climate Minister’s Hiking Trip

DESNZ says it makes “zero apologies” for splashing almost £30,000 of taxpayers’ cash to send Labour’s Climate Minister Katie White to South America on a hiking trip, as reported on these pixels yesterday. A spokesman told Guido: “We make zero apologies for working with countries to tackle the climate crisis – the biggest long-term threat Britain…

EconomyEnvironment
Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

EXC: Taxpayer Coughs Up Almost £30,000 for Climate Minister to Go on a Hike in Chile

The British taxpayer spent almost £30,000 sending Labour’s Climate Minister to South America, where she enjoyed a full-day hike. Enjoy the jollies while you can… Katie White went to Chile and Argentina at the end of March. Guido’s FOI Unit has obtained the full itinerary and costs from the government… The minister, her private secretary,…

EconomyEnvironment
Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

How Guido Blew Up ‘The Quiet Era’ of Politics

01 Rachel Reeves’ “Bank Economist” Myth Busted 02 Chancellor Caught Changing LinkedIn CV After ‘Economist’ Myth Exposed 03 Business Secretary’s CV Inflation Exposed 04 Starmer’s Chagos Lawyer Best Mate: “China Complies With 99.9% of International Law” 05 EXC: Security Panic as Mauritius and India Establish Satellite Tracking Station on Chagos After Starmer’s Deal 06 EXC:…

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