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Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Badenoch: Healey Has Done the “Honourable Thing” By Resigning

Unravelling…

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Badenoch Says She Would Let Farage Into No10 to Stop Left-Wing Government

From Tim Shipman’s interview with the Tory leader, out this morning: “Badenoch says the Tories could win and claims there is a ‘high chance’ she will become prime minister. But asked explicitly whether she would be prepared to put Farage into No. 10 if he fell short of a majority, she made it clear the…

Reform
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns

John Healey says Starmer and  Reeves planned to raise defence spending by only 0.26% per year after reaching 2.6% in 2027. Just 2.68% of GDP on defence in 2030 would fall well short of the 3% Healey was pushing for. He said: “I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of…

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham U-Turns on Support for Waspi Women Compensation

Less than a day later, a Burnham spokesman said he doesn’t back “financial compensation” for Waspi woman and the issue has been settled by the Starmer government – instead making a vague reference to regional schemes: “Andy has always recognised the unfair way in which state pension equalisation was introduced. As Mayor of Greater Manchester,…

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

EXC: Lammy’s Ministry of Justice to Hire Without CVs and Force 90% of Interview Panels to Be “Diverse”

The Ministry of Justice will force 90% of interview and sift panels to be diverse and will look to reduce the use of CVs in hiring, according to a two-year diversity strategy just released. Lammy can now get a pink-haired judge to sign off on his divorce with reality… The MoJ complains in its new…

Reform
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Team Burnham Scrambles to Play Down Andy’s £11 Billion Waspi Women Pledge

Team Burnham is busy trying to mop up after their leader signed himself up to spending £10.5 billion on the Waspi women. Cuckoo… The Manchester Mayor told a hustings event in Makerfield: “I’ll stick by the Waspi women because they deserve some recompense for the unfairness.” Starmer people are pointing out that Labour has resisted…

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Miliband Digs in Over Net Zero in Funding Clash With Starmer

Ed Miliband is at war with Number 10 over its attempts to slash DESNZ’s budget by at least 1% to help fund the elusive Defence Investment Plan (DIP). According to the Telegraph, Miliband has gone studs up over demands to squeeze around £600m from the department. Will someone think of the heat pumps… Currently, around…

PoliticsEconomyDefenceEnvironmentHousing
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Starmer Summons Labour Members for Online Address

Labour is organising a special webinar for members to chat with Starmer on Saturday. Swan song or getting ahead of Burnham… Party members got an email last night: “As a Labour member, you’re part of the change we’re building together and this Saturday, you’re invited to a special online meeting with the Leader of the…

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Hilary Benn: New Powers Will Target ‘False Information’ Online During ‘Crisis’ Events Like Belfast

The Northern Ireland Secretary has said ‘false information’ online will be clamped down on by Ofcom as part of new powers Labour is handing the internet regulator. All for dealing with “times of crisis“… Hilary Benn criticised a second night of protest in Belfast last night: “If you are targeting people on the basis of…

Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

LibDem Council Demands Urgent Meeting With Wrong Cabinet Minister

The LibDem Leader of Wiltshire County Council, Ian Thorn, was recently asked by the council to write to the Transport Secretary about funding for the A303. Easy job… He sent it to Shabana Mahmood by mistake. Something about piss ups and breweries…

Politics
Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

British Banks Increasingly Block Own Customers’ Crypto Transactions

The UK’s crypto sector is launching an effort to convince British banks to lift bans on transfers to crypto exchanges. Crypto exchanges are heading for a “firm and proportionate” regulatory framework with rules that come into force next year – banks are not fans of their decentralised rivals… Crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto UK…

Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Keir Fights On, Benches Emptying, While Kemi Calmly Cuts Him Down

Among the many advantages of not being prime minister – an end to speed-grieving for dead citizens, lie-in on Wednesdays, no more phone calls – is not having to discuss Inflammatory Bowel Disease with backbenchers. Tom Gordon offered his personal experience of the affliction (he didn’t get the ripple of applause that MPs get confessing…

Politics