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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

UK Defence Plan Not Mentioned Once at Cabinet

The small matter of defence spending was not mentioned once at this morning’s Cabinet meeting. The elusive Defence Investment Plan is still without a publication date, and ministers are now in furious clashes over proposed cuts to their departmental capital budgets to fund an uplift. Rather than try to resolve this endless farce, the Cabinet…

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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

Reform MPs Demand Information After ‘Attempted Beheading’ in North Belfast

One man in his 40s is in hospital and another has been arrested and is in custody after an ‘attempted beheading’ in North Belfast. DUP leader Gavin Robinson said it was a case of  “medieval, barbaric and systemic mutilation.” Nigel Farage said: “What happened in Belfast last night is horrific. The authorities must reveal the…

PoliticsReformHealthcare
Guido Fawkes8 Jun 2026

Labour Plots 30 July for Manchester Mayoral Election if Burnham Wins

According to Michael Crick 30 July is the date planned for a Greater Manchester mayoral election in the case of a Burnham victory in Makerfield. Which looks likely… According to the rules the election would have to be held by 6 August. Would Andy campaign? Or would he be too busy unseating Starmer… Labour is…

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Burnham Refuses to Say Why He’d Be Better Than Starmer & Fails to Name the Fiscal Rules

Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire spoke with Andy Burnham: Victoria Derbyshire: Why do you believe you would be a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer? Andy Burnham: I am not getting into that. Victoria Derbyshire: Why not? Andy Burnham: I am fully focused on this by-election… Because it’s disrespectful actually to the decision that people here are making. I’m making no…

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

COMING SOON: Who Will Win the Makerfield By-Election?

Guido’s Adam Cherry has trekked up to Makerfield ahead of the by-election. The full video is coming next week. Subscribe to Guido’s YouTube channel to be the first to see it…

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Tories Instruct Personnel Not to Attack Andy Burnham

CCHQ has instructed personnel not to attack Burnham or do any work on Makerfield. Leaving that to Reform… Co-conspirators may have noticed that the Tories have gone light-touch on the Manchester mayor. Guido hears personal advisers to shadow ministers have been instructed to leave him and the by-election alone for now. Separately Guido has reported…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Number Ten ‘Rejects’ US Administration’s Call to End Two-Tier Policing in Britain

At the lobby briefing of political journalists Starmer’s spokesman said the government ‘rejects’ a call from the US State Department last night to bring an end to two-tier policing. Special relationship latest… Last night Marco Rubio’s department issued the following statement: “Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline. They must be…

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

MPs Find £5 Billion Asylum System Has No Clear Goals Despite Labour ‘Overhaul’

A report by the Public Accounts Committee of MPs has blasted the government for failing to say what the asylum system is “trying to achieve, or how success would be judged.” Despite all the talk… The asylum system was found to cost the Home Office and MoJ around £4.9 billion in 2024-25 (including £2.7 billion…

PoliticsImmigration
Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Lammy: I Will Support Starmer Until He No Longer Wants to Lead Labour

David Lammy has said the question of replacing Starmer is not coming up in Makerfield among voters. All the Starmer loyalists are still pretending this is a regular by-election… Lammy told Times Radio he was in the constituency: “Of course I support Andy Burnham to become the Member of Parliament for Makerfield. He’s running against…

Politics
Guido Fawkes4 Jun 2026

New Ofcom Chairman Suggests Regulator Could Take Even Harsher Approach to GB News

The new chairman of Ofcom has suggested that the internet/broadcast regulator could take a much tougher approach against GB News. Two-tier regulation… Former Channel 4 chairman Ian Cheshire was yesterday formally appointed as new chairman the regulator. He spoke to the Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee of MPs late last month about GB News. Asked…

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Guido Fawkes4 Jun 2026

Labour Party Launches Short-Form Video Training Programme for Volunteers

The Labour Party is pushing ahead with its digital communications strategy by opening a “political content creator” programme for over-18s. The point is to train Labour fans to get better at “creating engaging short-form videos to support the party’s online presence”… Called the “For You Project” – named after TikTok’s algorithm page – the programme…

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Guido Fawkes4 Jun 2026

Streeting Accuses Reform of “Echoes of the 1930s” Over Henry Nowak’s Murder

Wes Streeting has accused Reform of acting in a way that has “echoes of the 1930s” with regard to Henry Nowak’s murder. It was always going to happen… Streeting told a LabourList drinks reception in the Commons last night: “We have seen it in the last 24 hours, the way in which [Reform] have sought…

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