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Labour: “Never Been a Better Time” to Borrow £500 Billion
Labour First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones says “there’s never been a better time to borrow“ £500 billion. Speaking on Sunday Politics Wales yesterday the most senior Labour figure in Wales said:...
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Another Top SpAd Leaving
Since the election was called Theresa May has lost her spinners Katie Perrior and Lizzie Loudon, and now Philip Hammond has lost his SpAd, the experienced Hayden Allan: “After working on three General...
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Tory Association Trolls Deselection Fight MP
Last week Guido reported that Tory MP David Mackintosh is facing a deselection battle in Northampton. Members of his local association have had enough of Mackintosh after he was embroiled in a hugely...
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Tories 10 Points Ahead in Wales
Welsh Westminster voting intention: CON: 40% (+12) LAB: 30% (-3) PC: 13% (-) LDEM: 8% (-1) UKIP: 6% (-7) (via YouGov) Chgs. w/ Jan — Britain Elects (@britainelects) April 24, 2017 In Wales. The post...
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#Starmer2017 Kicks Off Tomorrrow
The bookies’ new Labour leadership favourite is Yvette Cooper at 5/1. Her 2017 campaign is off to a strong start and the other runners are jostling for position, tomorrow the bookies’ former favourite...
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Corbynista Unfurls “Farron Hates Gays” Placard
Awkward moment at Tim Farron’s event in Vauxhall, which the LibDems are trying to take from Labour Brexiter Kate Hoey. As Tim took to the stage a placard emblazoned with the words “Tim Farron hates...
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Banks Bottles It
He’s not standing in Clacton after all: I today met with all of the UKIP councillors in Clacton and senior party figures. It was a constructive meeting and it was great to see everyone come together....
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Campaign Report: 45 Days to Go
Jeremy Corbyn is a danger to national security. The trade unions are in our DNA; our government would act preferentially towards the unions. We now have a record 100,000+ members, we are back as a...
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Disloyal Mandelson Questions Corbyn’s Loyalty
What is Labour’s position on Brexit? “Search me” – says former Labour minister Lord Mandelson on #newsnight pic.twitter.com/lxzI2ZnuHD — BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 24, 2017 On Newsnight last...
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Soubry and Morgan Under Pressure to Quit Open Britain
Open Britain, the zombie Remain campaign formerly known as BSE, has published a hit list of 20 MPs they are aiming to unseat in the name of fighting Brexit. You would have thought the 20 would all be...
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New Tory Attack Ad Hits Corbyn on Defence
Guido brings you the first Tory attack advert on Corbyn on defence this election. Short and sweet, it hits Jez hard on Nato, Trident, shoot-to-kill and his call to abolish the army. Turns out 23...
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Open Britain Falls Apart: Tory MPs Quit Group
This morning Guido reported that Tory MPs were under pressure to quit Open Britain over the group’s decision to target Tories in LibDem marginals. Well, Anna Soubry and Nicky Morgan have just resigned...
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Alan Haselhurst Standing Down
As reported by Guido last week he was facing trouble in his constituency: When I heard the Prime Minister’s announcement of an early General Election I reacted enthusiastically with my only thought...
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Starmer on Corbyn: Then and Now
This morning was the first time Guido has watched Sir Keir Starmer give a speech. Hopefully it will be the last. His drab, dreary performance does not bode well for his #Starmer2017 leadership bid, it...
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Britain’s £40 Billion-a-Year Untapped Trade Potential
Britain’s untapped trade potential will comfortably offset any effects of Brexit on exports to the EU, new research by the think tank Open Europe has found. Their new report in conjunction with...
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Tyrie Quits
Andrew Tyrie’s statement: “After very careful thought, I have decided to stand down from Parliament. The hardest part of my decision has been that I have the most welcoming, generous and beautiful...
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Radio 4 Gossips Link Peston to Today
Radio 4 sources are loudly and widely sharing concerns that Sarah Sands is planning big changes at the Today programme. They have been circulating a rumour – which has been repeated to Guido...
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Mirror Chicken Fattened Up for Election Slaughter
As this remarkable weight grain shows, it’s been a tough first week for the Mirror‘s left-wing chicken. He appears to have gone to seed on the campaign trail. The now very flightless bird made the...
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Richard Ottoway Resigns from European Movement
Now drippingly Europhile Richard Ottaway, veteran former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, has resigned from the European Movement: Following reports that the European Movement has...
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Tory Selections Hit Bump in the Road
Several Tory selections across the country have hit a bump in the road as CCHQ struggles to find suitable candidates and finds itself embroiled in punch-ups with local associations. North Norfolk,...
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