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Guido Fawkes10 Jul 2026

WATCH: Andy Burnham Says Count Binface Is ‘Carrying the Hopes of the Nation’

The Sun caught footage of Andy Burnham at the O2 Silver Clef Awards for music in London last night. The next Prime Minister endorsed Count Binface for the Clacton by-election: “I promise you I am not going to talk politics to you tonight except to say except to say this. Count Binface, you are carrying…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jul 2026

Clacton By-Election to Take Place on 13th August

Tendring District Council: “A date has been set for a Parliamentary by-election in Clacton. Following receipt of the Writ from the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery by the Acting Returning Officer this morning (Friday, 10 July), the timetable is now set for the election – with polling day on Thursday, 13 August. The poll…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jul 2026

WATCH: Ann Widdecombe’s Explosive Speech to the EU Parliament

As a Brexit Party MEP for the South West elected in 2019. Kemi Badenoch has also paid tribute this morning: “My deepest condolences and those of the Conservative Party to the family and friends of Ann Widdecombe. She was a formidable politician who was never afraid to speak her mind and fought hard for what…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jul 2026

IN FULL: The Labour MPs & Ministers Who Didn’t Nominate Burnham on Day One

322 Labour MPs nominated Andy Burnham yesterday, making it impossible for any other MP to get enough nominations to challenge him. Shock and horror… 78 MPs didn’t sign their name by 5 p.m. – they may have done so since: Jack Abbott Tahir Ali James Asser Johanna Baxter Apsana Begum Phil Brickell Richard Burgon Ian…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jul 2026

Ann Widdecombe Dies Aged 78

The longtime MP and Conservative ex-minister joined the Brexit Party in 2019 and was more recently a spokesman for Reform UK. Nigel Farage said: “When Ann Widdecombe decided to stand for The Brexit Party in the snap 2019 European Elections, it was a big moment and huge boost. The voters loved her. She played a…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Reform Makes Complaint After ‘Catching Guardian Journalist Recording Them Behind a Curtain’

Reform have complained after they allegedly found a journalist from the Guardian eavesdropping on a private meeting at the Local Government Association conference from behind a curtain. Were his shoes sticking out from the bottom… The party says Guardian senior political correspondent Peter Walker was told that a Reform personnel meeting on local government efficiency…

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Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Government’s Own Statistics Show No Outcome Disparity for Minority Groups in Judiciary

The Ministry of Justice’s own statistics released today show that there is no disparity in outcomes between white and non-white candidates in the judiciary. Who would have thought… ‘There was no disparity of outcomes between White and ethnic minority candidates in legal judicial selection exercises… Across all legal exercises in 2025-26, ethnic minority candidates accounted…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Pakistan Escalates Row Over Rochdale Rape Gang Leader’s Deportation

The government thinks that Pakistan will refuse to take Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed back, despite Shabana Mahmood briefing that she has discovered a workaround for the loophole that prevents his deportation. Will Labour get heavy-handed with the Pakistani government… The Times reports that Pakistan is demanding the extradition of two political dissidents from…

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Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Bryant: ‘Refreshing’ Burnham Should Force Ministers to Meet With Every MP All the Time

As nominations open in the leadership race today – with Burnham unopposed – the leader in waiting has produced a Times article and a note to the PLP to set out more details of how he would govern. Here they are: Cabinet will be expected to “prioritise PLP engagement” The Whips office will now be…

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Guido Fawkes8 Jul 2026

Hurrying Burnham Has Less Than Three Years Before Parliament Must Dissolve

Tomorrow is the 9th of  July. That will be three years out from the last possible date for the dissolution of the current Parliament under Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022. The present Parliament first met on 9 July 2024… Unless dissolved earlier, it automatically dissolves at the beginning of 9 July 2029, five…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes8 Jul 2026

Farage: More May Come Out About Me, It Is Unfair

In an interview with GB News Nigel Farage has crystallised Reform’s message in the by-election and said there could be more reporting on his finances. Asked if if there is more still to come out, he said: “Oh, maybe. I mean, it would seem that every single private detail of my life has been accessed…

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes8 Jul 2026

Victims’ Commissioner Accuses Labour of False Assurances Over Early Release of Serious Criminals

The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner have called on the government to pause their new early release scheme. Labour MPs abstained on a vote last night to prevent the release of grooming gang members, rapists, paedophiles and child sex offenders before their terms are up… Labour’s emergency release of…

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