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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Guido Whispers: What’s Gordon Brown Up to These Days?

What’s really going on with Gordon Brown’s new ‘job’ in Whitehall? Which prominent Labour MP has a lookalike who’s now available for hire? And which two MPs on opposite sides of the House actually get on like a house on fire? To find out, become a Guido member today. Sign up here and get all…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

WATCH: Labour Peer Slams Starmer and Reeves Over Ballooning Benefits Bill

Iceland boss and Labour peer, Lord Walker of Broxton, has slammed Starmer on his Government’s record welfare splurge. During a debate called by the Tories on the ballooning benefits bill, Walker said he supports “the Labour Party, not the benefits party“. Almost everyone in the Labour Party knows what’s going wrong, just not Starmer…

Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Southwark Council Takes Possession of Council Flat Occupied by Sierra Leone’s Fist Lady

Southwark Council has evicted the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio, who lives in a palace, from her council flat in South London. Whatever will she do… It follows a year-long investigation. She defended her use of the property recently, saying: “My children are all British citizens… I’m paying for my council house myself.…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

SpaceX Makes Stock Market Debut in Biggest IPO in History

SpaceX has gone public, having raised a record $75 billion through its IPO. Reuters reports it is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange at $171 per share, rocketing far beyond the expected price of $135. Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire… Ringing the bell (virtually) as the…

Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Labour MPs in Civil War Over Another Assisted Suicide Bill

The PLP risks being plunged into further open warfare over whether there should be a new attempt to legalise assisted suicide in the UK. The issue and its voluminous legislation tore the PLP apart in an endless battle during the last session… Now it looks like Labour MPs are set to conclude it’s too much…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Starmer Insists Healey Is Wrong and Says He Will Fight a Leadership Election

Starmer has disagreed publicly with Healey over his resignation and promised to fight a leadership contest. Still going… In an interview with Chris Mason on the BBC Starmer said of Healey: “I have the highest respect for the individuals that you have quoted and they say there’s not enough. But I don’t agree.” He also…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Betfair & Paddy Power Owner Removes Secondary Listing From London Stock Exchange

Flutter Entertainment which owns Paddy Power and Betfair, will scrap its secondary London listing from 3 August. Leaving it solely listed in New York… The decision followed a strategic review launched in May that weighed low London trading volumes against the cost and regulatory burden of staying. Poof – there goes another… Flutter switched its…

Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Downing Street Says Defence Investment Plan Is Still Being “Finalised” With Dan Jarvis

The Defence Investment Plan is still being “finalised,” Downing Street has said just now. Clown government latest… At the Lobby briefing of political journalists Starmer’s spokesman said: “Work to finalise the Defence Investment Plan continues at pace with the new Defence Secretary.” Still not ready… The spokesman would not say if Dan Jarvis had approved…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Swiss Vote on Permanent Population Cap on Knife Edge

A Swiss referendum on whether to cap the total population of the country – a world first – is on a knife edge. Swiss citizens go to the polls on Sunday… The proposal championed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) would institute a cap at 10 million from a current total of 9.1 million people.…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Anti-Nanny State Campaigner David Hockey Dies Aged 88

A pro-liberty campaigner and one of the last great smokers. He campaigned against anti-smoking regulations over his lifetime and said in 2005: “You cannot have a smoke free bohemia. Without a bohemia you pay a heavy price… Picasso smoked until he was about 98 and so did Matisse… I smoke for my mental health, so…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

SAS Regimental Association Says Carns’ Resignation Proves Labour Troubles Bill Is “Fundamentally Flawed”

The Special Air Service Regimental Association – of whom the Prince of Wales is patron – has said that Al Carns’ resignation proves the Troubles Bill is not fit for purpose: “The resignation letter of Al Carns as outgoing Minister of the Armed Forces reveals that the government’s approach to dealing with the legacy of…

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