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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Rayner Accepts £25,000 From Anti-Net Zero Oil Company CEO’s Wife

Angela Rayner has taken a £25,000 donation from the wife of a oil and gas chief executive who has been a strong critic of Labour’s oil and gas policy. No one tell Ed Miliband… In the latest register of interests Rayner is shown to have received “£25,000 towards running costs for the Office of Angela…

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

EXC: Reform Hits Burnham with Video Attack Campaign in Makerfield

Reform is ramping up its attack campaign in Makerfield. The clip above is the party’s first video ad targeted at the constituency, which it will launch across social media as part of its air war against the Burnham camp in the lead-up to 18th June. Leaning heavily into Brexit, and pushing back against Burnham’s anti-establishment…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Starmer and Powell’s Syria Links Under Scrutiny Yet Again

Co-conspirators will remember Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s weird podcast with leftist supremos Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart. What was that about? The links between the new Syrian regime and Labour’s top brass are deeper. As Guido revealed, staff from Powell’s former consultancy (which he founded), Inter Mediate, are embedded in Al-Sharaa’s Presidential Office in Damascus.…

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Guido Fawkes19 May 2026

Brussels Would Hit Britain With £5 Billion Rebate Raid to Rejoin

Britain would lose Margaret Thatcher’s EU rebate and pay at least £5 billion a year more than before Brexit if Labour drags the country back into Brussels, according to the UK’s last European commissioner. The Burnham premium would cost billions… Sir Julian King warns today that Brussels would not tolerate any “special deal” on re-entry.…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

Labour Wars: It Burns, Burns, Burns, the Ring of Fire

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, including our upcoming debate, Is Britain Broken, featuring Zia Yusuf, Fraser Nelson, and David Frost. Click here to become a…

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Guido Fawkes18 May 2026

LIVE: Andy Burnham Speaks at North Investment Summit

Burnham has been in Makerfield campaigning since last week. He isn’t even the candidate yet… Today he speaks at the Great North Investment Summit in his capacity as mayor. And as the IMF fires a warning shot about borrowing…

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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 Fawkes14 May 2026

Stalking Horse Catherine West: Starmer Has ‘Excellent Credentials’ and Should Defend Leadership in Contest

Catherine West – who kicked off the Rickety Coup by collecting MP names and demanding a leadership contest – on The World at One has suggested she would vote for Keir Starmer in a leadership contest: “What I would like to see is the honest conversation and people coming forward, including the Prime Minister if…

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Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

Labour is Collapsing – Get All the Gossip First

The government is in free fall. Starmer is on the brink. Today is the kind of day to keep refreshing Guido, over and over… Join us today to get the inside track on what’s really happening. Click here to become a Guido member to access exclusive content like Labour Wars… Follow the top team on X…

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Guido Fawkes11 May 2026

Growing Labour Calls for Starmer to Resign Reach the Frontbench

PPSs are calling for Starmer to go now. Track it here: As Labour Wars today noted there are expectations among Downing Street sources that Starmer could be convinced to resign/set out a timetable for his exit if Wes goes over the top or the Cabinet speaks with enough co-ordination. Wes allies are going over the…

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Guido Fawkes11 May 2026

Rayner Allies Push for Foreign Secretary Role Under PM Burnham

Rayner is throwing her lot in behind Andy Burnham under the promise that she will be rewarded handsomely for stepping aside. Guido hears those in her inner circle are lobbying for Foreign Secretary. A great office of state which obviously provides lots of glitzy foreign travel… It would be a real-world promotion from her previous…

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Guido Fawkes11 May 2026

BBC Verify Live Blog to Shut Down

BBC Snoozify Verify’s live blog is winding down following the departure of former Head of News Deborah Turness, who launched the live service last June as a “an exciting step towards even greater transparency”. As soon as she was out the door, it was only a matter of time before the new leadership took a cleaver…

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