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Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

‘Dozens’ of Labour MPs Privately Demand Starmer Waters Down Net Zero Policy

Steve Yemm has told GB News’s Christopher Hope that up to 40 of his fellow Labour MPs have written privately to senior Cabinet ministers demanding a rethink of Miliband’s plan to end sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Nearly one in ten of the PLP… Speaking on Chopper’s Political Podcast, Yemm said:…

PoliticsEnvironment
Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Blasts Financial Times for “Explicitly False Story”

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has given the FT both barrels over their “explicitly false story” which claimed he had considered strengthening Treasury oversight of the Federal Reserve “in the Bank of England’s image“. Bessent described the paper as “tabloid trash”… “Despite my direct, on-the-record denial of ever having advocated, explored, or espoused the idea…

Economy
Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

Starmer Set to Make Sadiq Khan a Lord

According to the FT, Starmer plans to buy off Sadiq Khan’s loyalty with a peerage after the local elections. The same local elections in which Labour expects a walloping… Starmer has already appointed more peers than his last four predecessors. There is even talk of giving Khan a Cabinet role to keep him happy. Of…

Politics
Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

Bursting the Bubble: Countdown to the Locals…

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Get access to Guido’s own poll of polls, and an instant breakdown of all the latest electoral data across Britain, by becoming a member today.

Politics
Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

Lammy Finally Given List of ‘Responsibilities’ as ‘Deputy Prime Minister’

More than six months after his demotion appointment as ‘DPM’ in the last reshuffle, David Lammy has finally been given a full list of responsibilities tied to his potemkin title. His profile on the gov.uk site was updated today… The full list is available on the gov.uk site, for those with time to kill. Previously,…

Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

WATCH: Protesters Heckle Steve Reed in Golders Green Over Failure to Proscribe IRGC

Frustrations are growing, and fast…

Environment
Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

WATCH: Trump Slams British Aircraft Carriers as “Toys” in Latest Starmer Swipe

Trump this afternoon: “The British said ‘we’ll send our aircraft carriers’, which aren’t the best aircraft carriers by the way. They are toys compared to what we have.” Imitating Starmer, he said: “‘We’ll send our aircraft carrier when the war is over.’ “I said “that’s wonderful, thank you very much’… don’t bother. We don’t need…

Defence
Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

Olympic Committee Announces Trans Ban in Women’s Sport

The International Olympic Committee has announced only biological females will be eligible to compete in women’s sporting events in the 2028 Olympics and beyond. Athletes will take a “once-in-a-lifetime” before the competition. IOC president Kirsty Coventry said: “At the Olympic Games even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat. So it…

Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

Labour Faces Funding Crisis as Unite Exit Pushes Party Into Deficit

Labour’s Treasurer Mike Payne admitted at the latest NEC meeting that Unite’s disaffiliation is draining the party’s coffers, and it will run a deficit in 2026. Admittedly Labour should be used to running high deficits by now… According to NEC member Cat Arnold’s minutes: “Treasurer Mike Payne said he has seen the annual accounts and…

Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

King’s Speech Set for 13th May, Days After Local Elections

The King’s Speech will be delivered on 13th May, just six days after the local elections. Labour is expecting a bloodbath. Number 10 hoping this will make it harder for any ambitious Cabinet minister to immediately call for Starmer’s head…

Politics
Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

OECD Cuts UK Growth Forecast to 0.7%, Inflation to Skyrocket

The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has slashed the UK’s growth forecast by half a percent, down to just 0.7%. The biggest hit in the entire G20… Inflation is also predicted to soar to 4%, double the Bank of England’s target. Britain is the most exposed of any advanced economy to the Iran…

Economy