Putin: Russian Prostitutes Best in World
Putin is enjoying himself today: “Prostitution is an ugly social phenomenon. But people who order such fakes which are now used against the elected President of the United States , fabricate...
View ArticleIsraeli Plot to Take Out Minister Latest
Alan Duncan, the minister supposedly targeted by an Israeli diplomat in Al-Jazeera’s sting, meets Israel’s ambassador Mark Regev in the Foreign Office this afternoon. “Friendly encounter” he says....
View ArticleLabour Drops Investigation Into Oxford Anti-Semitism
The Jewish Chronicle reports that Labour have decided to take no action against two members of the Oxford University Labour club accused of anti-Semitism. The members of OULC were claimed to have...
View ArticleDanny Blanchflower Does It Again
Last night Danny Blanchflower, the original hapless economic forecaster, predicted the pound would plummet on confirmation that Britain is leaving the single market: Naturally the pound has just had...
View ArticleDavis: Transition Could Take Years
Speaking on the Today programme, David Davis said he expects a free trade deal with Europe to be agreed in two years though warns the transitional period could take longer. How long? DD: “At the end...
View ArticleLeaving the Protectionist Union’s 12,651 Barriers to World Trade
The EU’s Common External Tariff comprises 12,651 different taxes and quotas imposed on goods from the rest of the world. This is what the Customs Union amounts to, a protectionist barrier to free...
View ArticleOne Line Whip This Evening as Whips Bond at the Theatre
The Commons will be quieter than usual post-PMQs as MPs are on a one line whip, effectively giving them the evening off. Surely nothing to do with the joint Tory and Labour whips office trip to see...
View ArticleNuttall’s Friends Tell Him to Stand in Stoke
Friends of Paul Nuttall are intimating that he is minded to stand in the Stoke-on-Trent by-election. He is certainly being told by senior Kippers, both those on his team and Farage supporters, that he...
View ArticlePMQs: Who’s Asking The Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 18 January Q2 Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) Q3 Chris Bryant (Rhondda) If...
View ArticleWATCH: Corybn’s “Irony Lady” Gag Bombs at PMQs
The irony was nobody laughed… The post WATCH: Corybn’s “Irony Lady” Gag Bombs at PMQs appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleAll Male Shortlist For Momentum Elections
Over on the Momentum website members are voting to elect their new regional chairs. There are 17 candidates. All 17 are men. They are: Lee Jasper (yes, that Lee Jasper), Sam Smith-Warren, Adrie Van...
View ArticleWrecking Peers In Pay of Universities
At least 20 peers who tried to derail the government’s Higher Education Bill last week are in the pay of universities, Guido can reveal. Jo Johnson’s Bill aims to encourage competition by allowing new...
View ArticleLabour Benches Googling “Museum Directorships Near Me”
Now that the single market and the customs union (in its current trade-deal restricting form) are out of the question, just what are the Europhiles going to moan about? One half-expected Jeremy Corbyn...
View ArticleTristram Hunt on Centre-Left’s Existential Crisis
Outgoing Tristram Hunt gives his final Commons speech: “I represent a constituency that voted 70-30 to Leave the European Union… This division of opinion between the official Labour Party position and...
View ArticleGisela Stuart: Don’t Mention the War!
Gisela Stuart to Boris Johnson, channels John Cleese: “Don’t mention the war!” pic.twitter.com/rmbM172TJT — Sean Clare (@Sean__Clare) January 18, 2017 Wise advice from Boris’ former Vote Leave...
View ArticleLabour NEC Panel Fudges Danczuk Decision
Labour have farcically delayed making a final decision on the status of the still suspended Simon Danczuk. Guido understands Danczuk has been referred to the party’s Constitutional Committee after an...
View ArticleWelcome “Westmonster”…
Arron Banks is backing a new “anti-establishment” news and comment website to be run by Nigel Farage’s former spinner Michael Heaver. “Westmonster” will apparently be “modelled on the Drudge Report”,...
View ArticleOlder People Want Burqa Ban
By 50% to 38% YouGov finds that Britons want a burqa ban. Last week Morocco became the latest country to take steps, the government banned the sale, production and import of the burqa, giving...
View ArticleTories Lead Labour in North
YouGov’s headline figure of a 42% – 25% Tory lead over Labour in this morning’s is bad enough for Corbyn. Even worse is the Tory lead in the North and among working class voters. Perhaps Jez will say...
View ArticleMontie Out, Iain Martin In at The Times
Tim Montgomerie’s column for today’s Times is his last. Montie says he’s off to set up a new project after nearly four years at the paper, good luck to him. MediaGuido understands he will be replaced...
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