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Powell and Mandelson Rushed to Get Chagos Deal Through Before Scrutiny

Mandelson and Powell busy on Chagos…

Mandelson Refused to Hand Over Personal Phone to Government

From The Mandelson Files Volume 2: “On 31 March the SRO (wrote to Peter Mandelson – via his solicitors – to request any information held on his personal phone. Peter Mandelson declined to comply with this request. The Government has no further recourse to search the personal devices of Peter Mandelson.”

READ IN FULL: The Mandelson Files Volume 2

More to follow. 1500 pages… https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/update-on-the-government-response-to-the-humble-address-motion

EXC: Labour’s ‘Trade Envoy’ MPs Spend Record £224,000 in a Year on Business Class Flights

Labour’s ‘trade envoy’ programme for MPs has racked up a record annual bill of £224,331 in travel costs. Hop on the jolly express… Costs for 2022-23 and 2023-24 were £202,000 and £219,000 respectively. With a month still to account for Labour’s envoys have far exceeded that over a total of 52 trips… Starmer’s government has…

US AI Boom Embarrasses Starmer as White House Relationship Hits New Lows

Under Labour, London was never going to have an AI boom. As the AI ‘singularity’ approaches (the hypothetical future point at which artificial intelligence vastly surpasses human intelligence), the technological revolution is driving new all-time-highs in the US stock market. The S&P500 just posted an insane two-month run, matched only four times since 1950. And…

Russia Posts Deepen Controversy Over Unite Union’s Backing of Reform Jersey Party

The imminent election on the Channel Island of Jersey on 7 June is becoming an unusually significant political story. The ballot will see 28 deputies, 12 constables and nine senators chosen for the States Assembly. As Guido revealed for the first time, Labour’s key donor the Unite union has a weirdly strong hand in the…

EXC: More Than Half of TfL Fines Going Unpaid

New figures obtained by Guido’s FoI unit show that the majority of fines issued by Transport for London for fare dodging are never even paid. In 2025/26 TfL issued 62,849 fines, of which 34,277 went unpaid. A non-payment rate of 54.54%… In fact, the share going unpaid has been above 50% for the last three…

ROLLING LIST: Everyone Banned From Britain in Labour’s War on Free Speech

Shabana Mahmood continues to ban foreigners from travelling to Britain to speak on political issues. Or indeed give musical performances… Last night Mahmood revoked travel authorisations for leftist podcasters Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both of whom were booked to speak at the SXSW London conference on Thursday. They have allegedly been banned for their…

New Health Secretary Reverses Pro-Trans Position

New Health Secretary James Murray was challenged on his stated belief that “trans women are women” on the morning round today. He explained that his view has changed because he has “thought about this question“: “I have changed what I would say. I wouldn’t say that phrase anymore. Over the last few years a lot…

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Pat McFadden: Long-Delayed Defence Investment Plan Ready in ‘More Like Weeks Than Months’

Trevor Phillips: “When will we see the defence investment plan?”  Pat McFadden: “Pretty soon, when it’s ready.” Trevor Phillips: “What is pretty soon?” Pat McFadden: “It think it will be more like weeks than months.”  McFadden also backed an inquiry into the SNP-Murrell embezzlement scandal, and said youth employment was “pretty good”…

Sturgeon: I’m Serving a Sentence for a Crime I Didn’t Commit