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Guido Fawkes4 Jun 2026

FLASHBACK: Darren Jones Denied Sending ‘Warm Message’ to Mandelson Two Weeks Ago

On the 24th May after reports that there were “warm messages” between Mandelson and Chief Secretary to the PM Darren Jones, the minister denied it on broadcast. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg he said: “No, I was asked what was going on in Downing Street… This was the week that I had just arrived as Chief…

PoliticsDefence
Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

Mahmood Avoids Media Amid Burnham Deal Talk

Shabana Mahmood has not done any media since before she went into Downing Street and told Starmer to set out a path for his leaving office. Shy? The Home Secretary was not even due to give the Commons statement on the Henry Nowak case. Until it became such big news that she took the place…

Politics
Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

SPOTTED: McSweeney Busy Lunching British Media in London

Morgan McSweeney has cultivated an impression post-resignation that he’s ploughing the global security and disinformation furrow, with briefed-out appearances in Kyiv and Prague inevitably described as “rare” by hacks. What’s the McIavelli really up to… McSweeney is this week back in the UK and busy briefing senior media figures across the political spectrum. Lunching one…

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Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

WATCH: Labour ‘Growth Minister’ Claims Rejoining the EU is Inevitable

Here is Labour’s “Growth Minister” – three words that should never sit next to each other in a sentence – Lord Livermore standing at the Lords despatch box claiming it is an “inevitability” that Brexit will be undone: “We are seeking to mitigate at the margins the huge damage done to the UK economy by…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

WATCH: Farage Tells Starmer to End ‘Two-Tier Policing’ in Britain

The usual squawking from all the non-entity MPs sitting around Farage who know they’re on camera when he’s speaking…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

BBC’s Chorley Forced to Apologise to Farage Over Newsnight Interview

Posted on X this morning by Matt Chorley and tellingly retweeted by the BBC Press Office account: “I owe Nigel Farage an apology. During last night’s Newsnight we covered the murder of Henry Nowak and the political reaction to the case, including discussing Nigel Farage’s comments about ‘pure, cold rage’. However I referred to ‘white…

PoliticsReformCrime
Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

Burnham Congratulates Himself for Raising Taxes in Manchester

Andy Burnham has declared that the best example of his ability to make tough choices was his raising taxes in Manchester. Implosion on contact with Downing Street incoming… Burnham invited the New Statesman to see how popular he is in Makerfield with a pre-selected run of door-knocks. Asked by the magazine’s political editor Ailbhe Rea…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes2 Jun 2026

IN FULL: Where Did Starmer Buy His Downing Street Furniture?

In answer to a PQ from Tory Mike Wood, the government has revealed that Starmer furnished his Downing Street flat with items purchased from Amazon, Argos, Ikea, Next, Dunelm, John Lewis, Melody Maison, bed manufacturer Sleep Style, bespoke furnisher Crafty Creations, premium provider Danetti, and Instyle Direct, which provides “premium furnishing solutions in London for…

PoliticsDefence
Guido Fawkes2 Jun 2026

LIVE: Shabana Mahmood Gives Statement on Murder of Henry Nowak

In the Commons now:

PoliticsCrime
Guido Fawkes2 Jun 2026

Downing Street Insists “There Is No Such Thing” as Two-Tier Policing

The Number 10 spokesman speaking at the Lobby briefing of political hacks this afternoon: “There is no such things as two tier policing, the police enforce the law without fear or favour… in this particular case it’s absolutely right that the IOPC [Independent Office for Police Conduct] investigates the police response swiftly and delivers the…

PoliticsCrime
Guido Fawkes2 Jun 2026

Burnham Spokesman Rules Out Early Election to Calm Labour MPs

This morning: “Burnham won’t call an election if he enters Downing Street, his spokesperson told Bloomberg on Tuesday.” This follows reporting by Guido and subsequently the Sun that the option is in active consideration in the Burnham camp. Burnham is currently shaping his political statements to reassure a) voters in Makerfield and b) Labour MPs…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes2 Jun 2026

Nick Thomas Symonds Says His Phone With Mandelson Messages Was Stolen

Cabinet Office and EU relations minister Nick Thomas Symonds explained that his phone was snatched on the night of his wife’s birthday and all his messages with Mandelson were therefore non-accessible. Something something Labour butterfingers…

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