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Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

Andy Burnham Hits Back at Blair Over Blistering Policy Criticism

Despite Burnham promising to respond to Blair tomorrow he has spoken to the Observer on the campaign trail about the former PM’s criticisms: On inequality: “He doesn’t mention inequality once. If you don’t get how that’s driving politics now, if you are not rooting your analysis in the fact that people are unable to live…

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Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

Farage Reports Hope Not Hate to Charity Watchdog Over ‘Pro-Labour Leaflets’

Nigel Farage has written a public letter to the Charity Commission over allegations that political campaign group Hope Not Hate is canvassing for Labour in Makerfield. Farage claims the group is sending leaflets backing Andy Burnham across the constituency, with “a call to join the local fightback against Reform”. Guido has covered HnH’s deep ties…

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Home Office ‘Safer Streets Mission Board’ Hasn’t Met for Six Months

The potemkin ‘Mission Board’ established by Labour to reduce crime hasn’t met for six months. There must be no crime to deal with… The “Safer Streets” mission board was established ‘to oversee and drive progress’ on the ‘Safer Streets Mission.’ It, along with the other boards, was formed as a Cabinet committee and then downgraded…

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Ben Riley-Smith Appointed Sunday Times Political Editor

Ben Riley-Smith has been appointed Political Editor of the Sunday Times, starting in September. Formerly the Telegraph’s Political Editor and later its Chief Political Commentator… Riley-Smith said today: “I’m delighted to have been made The Sunday Times’s political editor. I have long been an admirer of the paper’s fantastic, agenda-setting journalism. The Sunday Times political…

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Wes Streeting Would Still Lose His Seat in Most Optimistic Burnham General Election Poll

Wes Streeting would lose his seat alongside more than sixty other Labour MPs under the most optimistic Burnham general election polling done so far. All while the former Health Secretary falls into line behind Angry Andy… Guido has applied a uniform national swing from the small More in Common poll last week which gave Burnham…

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Labour Party Chairman Eggs on Social Media Ban

Labour’s chairman has said the government should “seize this moment” to further regulate the internet for children and said “nothing is off the table” when it comes to banning social media for youngsters. Anna Turley – who attends Cabinet – has taken the broadcast round ahead of a rapid month consultation launched by Liz Kendall…

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

Desperate Campaigners Lobbying Hard to Revive Doomed Assisted Suicide Bill

Controversial pro-assisted suicide pressure group Dignity in Dying has admitted it is applying heavy pressure on MPs successful in yesterday’s Private Members Bill ballot to bring back assisted suicide legislation in this session. A fundraising pitch says “we must do everything we can to make sure one of them chooses the assisted dying Bill” and…

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

EXC: Burnham Being Privately Advised to Call Early Election on Entry to No10

Guido hears advisers of Andy Burnham are recommending the mayor calls a pretty immediate general election if he enters office later this year. The country could go to the polls before Christmas… A source with knowledge of the discussions said: “It’s an active conversation.” In case people thought it was all Makerfield… Guido speculated on…

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

EXC: Anas Sarwar Refusing to Step Down Until Starmer Does

Guido hears Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar – humiliated at the Scottish Parliament elections – is refusing to step down until Starmer does. Oh dear… Around the time of the 2024 election Labour was almost at parity with the SNP in Scottish polls. By 7 May it suffered a -2.4% swing and only won 17…

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

Commons Offers Support to Staff After Government Issues New Trans Guidance

Just emailed to all staffers and MPs in Parliament: “Dear colleagues, The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released new guidance for organisations, following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on 16 April 2025 regarding the legal definitions of “men” and “women” for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. The EHRC guidance will come…

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

LIVE: Andy Burnham Launches Makerfield By-Election Campaign

A quiet morning for Andy so far…

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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

REVEALED: What Really Happened When Angry Burnham Clashed With Mail’s Christian Calgie

Daily Mail Senior Political Correspondent Christian Calgie joins Guido’s Adam Cherry on the Guido Fawkes Show to hear what really happened in his furious clash with Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham. Read more here… Subscribe to Guido Fawkes on YouTube by clicking here to get all our videos sent to your inbox. Never miss a scoop…

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