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Electoral Commission Investigating Banks
The Electoral Commission says it is investigating Arron Banks in relation to donations and loans made during the referendum, specifically looking at Better for the Country Limited, the second largest...
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PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 1 November Q2 Ms Nusrat Ghani (Wealden) Q3 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and...
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Former Whip Explains How They Could Cover Up Sex Abuse Scandal
At PMQs Lisa Nandy raised this clip of former Tory whip Tim Fortescue explaining back in 1995 how party whips could help cover up a potential sex abuse scandal. Nandy says she brought it up with...
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Correction of the Year From the NUJ
And the winner of ‘Correction of the Year’ award goes to… the National Union of Journalists for this howler which is laughably outrageous even by the union’s standards: “Yesterday we published a...
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Ruth Porter to London Stock Exchange
Guido hears Ruth Porter is moving to the private sector to head up UK government relations for the London Stock Exchange. Porter was most recently Liz Truss’ special adviser before heading off on...
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Caption Contest Winner
Congrats to realarthurdent, who won last week’s cap comp with this entry: “Phil Hammond’s denials that he viewed the EU through rose-tinted spectacles became increasingly difficult to justify.” Get in...
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PMQs Sketch: House of Commons? House of Wrong’Uns
Westminster is engulfed in scandal, so it was inevitable Jeremy Corbyn would lead on that sordid three-letter-word ending with ‘x’: tax. Importing 957 corporate jets “seems a bit excessive for any...
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Michael White: Female Lobby Hacks Are “Predators”
Guido’s immediate thought was “uh oh” when the former doyen of the Lobby Michael White made this not very Guardianista comment on the Media Show: “The power doesn’t all lie on one side; clever,...
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Fallon Resigns
Michael Fallon gives his resignation statement, saying his past behaviour has fallen below that expected of the armed forces pic.twitter.com/ZkDiVqb9Fx — Sky News (@SkyNews) November 1, 2017 Michael...
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Speccie Awards Winners
Speech of the Year – Kemi Badenoch Backbencher of the Year – Stella Creasy Comeback of the Year – Sir Vince Cable Peer of the Year – Lord Adonis Minister to watch – Boris Johnson Rising Star – Angela...
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Corbyn and Labour MPs Host MEND in Parliament
In all the Fallon excitement, Corbyn should not be allowed to get away with his attendance at the MEND event in parliament last night. There’s no two ways about it, MEND is an extremist-linked group...
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Ruth: The Dam Has Broken
“The dam has broken”@RuthDavidsonMSP says Westminster ‘boys locker room culture’ has got to stop https://t.co/ZBU8KY6GR7 #r4today pic.twitter.com/Ato2cixiJa — BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) 2...
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Gavin Williamson New Defence Secretary
Big promotion for Gavin Williamson, who had succeeded in holding the Tory party and the government together as chief whip over the last few months… UPDATE: Julian Smith new Chief Whip. UPDATE II:...
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Full Litany of Abuse Claims Being Covered Up By Labour
Worth reminding everyone that sexual harassment is not a party political issue – it happens in all parties at Westminster with no exception. Labour has so far succeeded in preventing the names of any...
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That Moment You Hear Gavin Williamson is New Defence Sec
THAT FACE WHEN IT IS GAVIN WILLIAMSON pic.twitter.com/wEyGxHtole — Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) November 2, 2017 Beth speaks for the nation… The post That Moment You Hear Gavin Williamson is New...
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Clegg Hosting Christmas Dinner For Remain Elite at 5-Star Knightsbridge Hotel
The champagne-guzzling ultra-Remainers of the metropolitan elite will gather at a 5-star hotel next month to toast the EU and plot the reversal of Brexit. More than 300 wealthy Europhiles will dine in...
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Billionaire Backer Dumps Breitbart Because of Milo
Hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer announced today that he was cutting all financial ties with Breitbart News and Milo Yiannopoulos. He released a statement explaining his ideological stance and...
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Defences Breached!
Tory MPs have received this text message from the whips office about their new Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson: From: Government Whips Admin Unit (HOC) Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:39:36 PM...
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Open Britain Taking a Beating
Here was Open Britain’s chief continuity Remainer James McGrory earlier on the 0.25% interest rate rise: Meanwhile in the real world, interest rates have risen to, er, where there were before the...
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BBC: Home of Despite Brexit
Last week David Dimbleby unwisely challenged Brexit champion Jacob Rees-Mogg when he pointed out the BBC had regularly pushed the “despite brexit” agenda. A clearly riled Dimbleby tore into Rees-Mogg...
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