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Guido Fawkes7 May 2026

Labour Prepares for Disaster as Polls Open in Local Elections

Polls have opened. Labour is bracing for a car-crash set of results, with this morning’s papers stuffed with leadership manoeuvring, union rebellion, and Number 10 plotting new ways to keep Burnham out of Parliament. Absurd Ofcom rules will prevent the broadcasters from covering any of this properly for the entire day… The final YouGov MRP…

Politics
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

What Would Prime Minister Miliband Do?

The fourth and final part of Guido’s horror series. Sorry Al Carns… Ed Miliband is more or less pulling the strings nowadays anyway. But should Starmer fall, here’s what Miliband unleashed might look like… A “Better Off in Work” welfare package paired with serious conditionality. Defence spending up to NATO’s 3.5% target, sold to the…

Defence
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Cries and Welsh First Minister Refuses to Back Starmer on Eve of Local Elections

With less than 24 hours to go before polls open, the Labour campaigns in Scotland and Wales are going about as well as expected for a party expecting historic losses. In the space of about two hours, Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie started crying at a rally in Glasgow, and Welsh First Minister Eluned…

Politics
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Polanski Retweets Post by Former Labour Councillor Who Called to ‘Blow Up’ Jewish Conference

Zack Polanski has been busy retweeting messages of support for his latest Green Party video. Unfortunately the fact his most vocal supporters are concerning cranks has cropped up again… Polanski retweeted a supportive message from Harriet Bradley, a former Labour councillor and Bristol University lecturer who in 2023 was the subject of a police investigation…

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Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran “At Much Higher Level” If Strait Remains Closed

Trump on Truth Social: “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran. If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and…

Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

YOUGOV: Polanski the Most Unpopular He Has Been Since Becoming Green Leader

According to YouGOV, 39% of Brits had an unfavourable view of Zack P0lanski prior to his Golders Green criticism. It has now risen to 47%. An increase of eight points.  It turns out retweeting idiotic attacks on heroic police officers isn’t popular with the public. Future political leaders should take note of this entirely unexpected…

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Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

EXC: Treasury Hires for Senior National Savings and Investments Role Without Any Need for Understanding of Financial Markets

The Treasury had advertised for a senior civil servant to lead sponsorships in the National Savings and Investments. No knowledge of financial markets required… Reeves’ department is advertising for a Senior Civil Service role responsible for the sponsorship of National Savings and Investments, the development of innovative government debt instruments, and the Treasury’s representation on…

Economy
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Starmer Set for 30th Reset as No10 Considers Binning Manifesto Tax Pledges

The ‘Save Starmer’ operation is flying kites over what it might do in the wake of the local election bloodbath. Rumours persist of yet another reset speech, coupled with a ludicrous plan to publicly shred the manifesto so Number 10 can “go big” on its fantasy economics. That promise not to raise income tax is…

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Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

New Taxes and Regulations Add £30,000 to Cost of Building Every House in Britain

A report released today by the Home Builders Federation shows that the cost of building a house has risen on average by £76,000 since 2020. Taxes and regulation make up almost half of that… More than £7,000 in taxes and levies: £2,000 in Landfill Tax £2,320 from the inbound Building Safety Levy £2,055 in other…

Economy
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Fuel Price Hike Pushes Service Price Inflation to Highest Level Since 2022

S&P Global’s UK Services PMI rose to 52.7 in April, up from 50.5 in March – the lowest reading since April 2025 – and slightly ahead of the 52.0 flash estimate. The bad news for Reeves is in the inflation numbers… Service providers logged the fastest rise in costs since November 2022, with prices charged…

Economy
Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

Polanski Admits Falsely Claiming to be Red Cross Spokesman

Zack Polanski has admitted he was never a spokesman for Red Cross after the Times revealed he had claimed to be so on campaign websites. It just keeps coming… Polanski repeatedly referred to himself as a “spokesperson for the British Red Cross.” On the Today Programme he admitted he “used the wrong word” but insisted that…

Guido Fawkes6 May 2026

McFadden: Starmer Feeling ‘Remarkably Resolute’ Ahead of Locals

Work & Pensions Secretary and Starmer ally Pat McFadden has said that the PM is feeling “surprisingly resolute” before the local elections. McFadden gave a defence of Starmer’s need to serve out his full term: “I think this country has tested to destruction the idea that the answer to our problems is to swipe left…

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