Oily Smith’s NHS Speech Fact-Checked
Owen Smith puts his tinfoil hat on this morning to tell Labour voters that there is “a secret Tory plan to privatise the NHS”. Oily claims that under the Tories there has been “an explosion of...
View ArticleLabour Has More Members Than All Other Parties Combined
Source: House of Commons Library This is the enigma of the Corbyn surge, it has intense appeal to the minority of people who are interested in left-wing politics. The Labour Party now has a membership...
View Article4% of Jewish Labour Movement Backs Corbyn
Jezza’s “Zionist” problem… The post 4% of Jewish Labour Movement Backs Corbyn appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleScrapbook Exclusive Stays Exclusive
The managed decline of part-time Labour attack blog Political Scrapbook continues apace. This morning’s top Scrapbook scoop is headlined: “Liam Fox is Trying to Become UK’s Foreign Secretary, Again!”....
View ArticleMP’s Social Media Expenses Paid to Labour Crony
If an MP had spent a whopping £7,000 of taxpayers’ money on top tech gear, “comms management” and social media training, you would expect to see some results. Ruth Cadbury billed the taxpayer for a...
View ArticleMay Hires Top IoD Wonk
Theresa May has hired Institute of Directors wonk Jimmy McLoughlin to lead Downing Street’s business relations. McLoughlin, who worked on May’s leadership campaign, will replace Cameron’s arch-Remain...
View ArticleFinal CLP Nominations
The final CLP nomination numbers are in: 285 (or 84%) backed Corbyn and just 53 (or 16%) declared for Owen Smith. Jezza got around 15,000 votes overall to Smith’s 7,500, implying a Corbynista vote...
View ArticleBob Geldof Speaking Gigs: No Charity Requests Please
Fresh from his ill-fated waterborne intervention during the referendum, Bob Geldof is looking for work as a corporate after dinner speaker. Bob’s agent has emailed round promising “Sir Bob’s keynotes...
View ArticleCorbyn Called For “Complete Rehabilitation” of Trotsky
Today’s Telegraph goes big on the news that Jeremy Corbyn once called for the “complete rehabilitation” of Leon Trotsky, reporting: “It came to light after parliamentary staff on Monday uncovered a...
View ArticleUKIP Leadership Contender Accused of Cheating After Fiancee Finds Viagra
The fiancee of one of UKIP’s leadership candidates has accused him of cheating after she found a half empty box of Viagra in his car. MEP Bill Etheridge’s partner Lorraine Chew last night called him a...
View ArticleTory Press Chief to Be Home Secretary’s SpAd
Some more SpAd movements: Guido hears Tory Director of Communications Amy Fisher is returning to government as a Special Adviser to Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Fisher was Chris Grayling’s SpAd before...
View ArticleZionist-Hating Young Labour Chief Pictured Brandishing Gun
Young Labour’s International Officer Abdi-Aziz Suleiman sparked a furore over the weekend when he appeared on the Iranian state-run Press TV to defend Corbyn. He has previous. In another Press TV...
View ArticleJon Steafel Out at the Mail
Guido hears the Daily Mail’s long-serving Jon Steafel is leaving after decades at the paper. Steafel, who readers will remember rowing with Bad Al Campbell about Ed Miliband’s dad, was deputy editor...
View ArticleViagra-Row Kipper to Give Speech on Impotence Tonight
A limp attempt at an apology from UKIP leadership candidate Bill Etheridge after his alleged infidelity and Viagra use was publicly exposed by his missus. Instead of showing a stiff upper lip, Bill is...
View ArticleAnother Useful Owen Smith BBC Connection
Owen Smith is a bit of a BBC luvvie having worked there as a producer for ten years, and his handy connections to Auntie don’t end there. Oily’s campaign team includes Olivia Pienaar, a Labour aide...
View ArticleNo, Nigel Farage Isn’t Applying For German Citizenship
Twitter got very excited this afternoon after a far-fetched Buzzfeed story claimed Nigel Farage was refusing to deny applying for German citizenship. Guido thought this sounded unlikely so asked his...
View ArticleBreitbart Boss to Run Trump Campaign
Donald Trump has hired pugnacious Breitbart chief Steve Bannon as his new campaign CEO. Bannon was instrumental in founding Breitbart London, he’s a former officer in the US navy who loved British...
View ArticleUnemployment Falls After Brexit
Enjoy these two entries from the Guardian politics liveblog this morning: 8:09am: UK jobless claims expected to rise following Brexit vote – Economists polled by Reuters are expecting a 9,500 jump in...
View ArticleOwen Smith: There is No Chasm Between PLP and Membership
Owen Smith has them in stitches at the BBC hustings this morning: “I don’t think there is a chasm between the PLP and the membership. Well, there’s laughter there but I think there has been a false...
View ArticleCorbyn Can’t Name Ant and Dec
Confronted with a photo of Ant and Dec on the dumbed down BBC Labour leadership hustings, Corbyn could not name the lovable Geordie TV duo. Well they are Tories… The post Corbyn Can’t Name Ant and Dec...
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