Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.2%, Lowest Since 1975
For the three months to February 2018, the unemployment rate was 4.2%, down from 4.7% for a year earlier and the lowest since 1975 https://t.co/GvDF9me1UJ pic.twitter.com/FJu05J7ojS — ONS (@ONS) April...
View ArticleThree Billboards Protest Against Labour Anti-Semitism
A ‘three billboards’ style protest is underway against Labour anti-semitism. The convoy of billboards just passed Labour’s Southside HQ and can be seen around London today. The three boards read:...
View ArticleOnward to PX2
Invitations are going out this week for the launch party of Onward, the new Tory think tank promising to come up with ‘retail’ policies to win back under-45 voters. Onward was the brainchild of Tory...
View ArticleFCO and MoD Fury at “Utterly Reckless” Labour Syria Trip
The Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence have expressed fury after a Labour MP and peer travelled to Syria earlier this month in defiance of government travel advice. Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Maurice...
View ArticleTories “Sh*tting on Us” Claims Labour Leaflet
The most foul-mouthed flyer of the local election campaign: a Labour leaflet delivered in Huddersfield claims the Tories are “sh*tting on” people to “fund tax cuts for the wealthy and giant...
View ArticleLabour Delays Jared O’Mara Probe
Labour’s investigation into Jared O’Mara has been delayed by the resignation of their governance director John Stolliday, according to reports. Jared has been filing written questions and voting in...
View ArticleLabour Cold Case Unit: Four Never-Ending Investigations
Back in December Guido asked what progress Labour had made on their internal investigations into MPs accused of various forms of wrongdoing. At the time probes had been launched into Jared O’Mara,...
View ArticleTwitter Down
Twitter is down – thousands of users have reported service interruptions and difficulties accessing their timelines. The Down Detector website recorded a spike in outages. TweetDeck seems unaffected....
View ArticleCorbyn’s Pointless Vanity Vote Defeated 317-266
Embarrassing. The post Corbyn’s Pointless Vanity Vote Defeated 317-266 appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleSterling At Highest Level Since Referendum
Sterling hit its highest level since the EU referendum today, beating a previous post-Brexit high in January. The pound reached $1.437 this morning. The pound has gained more than 5% against the dollar...
View ArticleIan Austin: Labour “A Disgrace” For Failing to Expel Ken
His intervention wins applause in the Commons… The post Ian Austin: Labour “A Disgrace” For Failing to Expel Ken appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleCorbyn Chuntering During Anti-Semitism Debate
Rather than accept the legitimate criticism of Labour and himself during the anti-Semitism debate, Corbyn is chuntering and heckling those who mention him. At one point he was heard to comment...
View ArticleJohn Mann Reveals Rape Threats Against His Wife From Far-Left Anti-Semites
Corbyn walked out after Luciana Berger’s speech so he missed John Mann telling the House about the rape threats against his wife from far-left anti-Semites. Jezza must have had something more...
View ArticleRuth Smeeth Reads Anti-Semitic Abuse She’s Received From Corbynistas
Most powerful moment of the anti-Semitism debate: Ruth Smeeth reading the anti-Semitic abuse she has received from Corbyn supporters. Remarkable that Corbyn was not there to hear it. The post Ruth...
View ArticleOwen Jones Calls Out Labour Nepotism
In 10pm tweet last night Owen Jones went after moderate Labour MP and Corbyn critic Angela Smith: “hiring your husband as your researcher is blatant nepotism”. Guido doesn’t say this often, but he...
View ArticleLondon Office Rentals Soaring #DespiteBrexit
London office rentals are soaring according to two separate reports released this week. 2.3 million square feet of office space was let in central London in the three months to March 31, according to...
View ArticleRudd Allies Claim Brexiters Stoking Windrush Scandal
A brave intervention from ‘Cabinet allies’ of Amber Rudd in The Times, who have gone full Skwawkbox and suggested the Home Office’s recent woes are a part of a campaign by Brexit-supporting MPs to...
View ArticleJock and Awe: Tory MP’s Ba’ath Banter
A Tory MP has undertaken a banter lad tour of sites associated with Saddam Hussein’s despotic rule of Iraq. Aberdeen South MP Ross Thomson posed for cheeky snaps on the tyrant’s throne during a visit...
View ArticlePMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Neil o’Brien (Harborough) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 18 April. Q2 Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) Q3 Derek Twigg (Halton) Q4...
View ArticleMay: Labour Took Decision to Destroy Windrush Landing Cards in 2009
“Did the PM, the then home secretary, sign off that decision?” @jeremycorbyn asks about landing cards for Windrush immigrants “The decision to destroy the landing cards was taken in 2009 under a...
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