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DCLG Offered Surrey Council Unique Deal
It has consistently been the Number 10 / DCLG line that no sweetheart deal or gentleman’s agreement was offered to Surrey council. The above email published by the BBC shows that DCLG’s Director of...
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Farage at Ecuadorian Embassy
Farage has been sighted entering the Ecuadorian embassy this morning: Genuine scoop: just saw Nigel Farage enter the Ecuadorian Embassy. — Normal name (@custardgannet) March 9, 2017 Guido can confirm...
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Raab and IDS Join Budget Revolt
Tory MP Dominic Raab admits he is “not keen” on what he describes as the “thorny” issue of NI changes pic.twitter.com/eGSQ5OQM7h — DailySunday Politics (@daily_politics) March 9, 2017 Dominic Raab...
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Tory Commissioned Polling Showed Keeping Promises Key Desire of Voters
Theresa May’s spokesman has spent the morning awkwardly dodging questions about whether she believes politicians should keep their promises. The PM and Chancellor have forgotten the key lesson...
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Steve “Tories Should be Shot” Hedley Readmitted to Labour
RMT union boss Steve Hedley was readmitted to the Labour Party last month after serving a suspension for calling fellow members “careerist little sh*ts”and “right wing traitors”. Hedley is just the...
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Minister: We Should Apologise
Looks like a u-turn is coming. Tory minister Guto Bebb says the government should apologise to voters for yesterday’s Budget: “I believe we should apologise. I will apologise to every voter in Wales...
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May Takes Hammer to Four Tory Manifesto Promises
Theresa May and Philip Hammond are breaking four key 2015 manifesto promises: Pledge: No rise in National Insurance contributions. May / Hammond: National Insurance rise for self-employed. Broken....
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Hammond Faces Tory Tax Revolt
Philip Hammond faces a Tory revolt over his broken National Insurance promise. The government has a working majority of 17 and Guido counts 18 Tory MPs who have already publicly opposed the policy....
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Sarah Vine’s “RAGE” at NIC Rise “Clobbering” Women
The view from one half of the Gove household: Sarah Vine expresses “RAGE” at the impact of Hammond’s NI hike on self-employed women. Don’t underestimate the private anger in Tory circles as Number 10...
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Who is on Question Time Tonight
McDonnell misses his scheduled post-Budget Question Time appearance, due to train issues. He’s replaced by Kezia Dugdale. The post Who is on Question Time Tonight appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
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May: Hiking NI Taxes is Fair and Progressive
“Is it fair? I think it is fair to close the gap in contributions” – @theresa_may explains NI hike for self-employed #EUSummit #SpringBudget pic.twitter.com/xaX6TxbG37 — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 9,...
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Budget Bloodbath Day 2
The Sun launches a campaign to scrap Hammond’s white van tax as the papers follow up Guido’s tally of 18 Tory rebels. Good morning, Chancellor… The post Budget Bloodbath Day 2 appeared first on Guido...
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What Did Cameron Say to Fallon?
I could be wrong-but at Iraq service today, it seems to me Cameron is saying something about “manifesto” and “stupid”. You decide… pic.twitter.com/ZuhYZ7F2yC — Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) March 9, 2017...
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Tories Lead By 19 Points
A shambolic Budget attacking strivers, a major Tory rebellion on the cards and sniping between Number 10 and Number 11… and yet the complete non-existence of any opposition from Labour means the...
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Ironically Torsten Cheers Chancellor Tearing Up Manifesto Promise
Whatever happened to ‘Ed Stone’? @Jo_Coburn grills Ed Miliband’s former policy adviser @TorstenBell on #bbcdp https://t.co/Vt2bI3wm9x — DailySunday Politics (@daily_politics) November 5, 2015 Is Guido...
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Number 10 Blaming Number 11, Number 11 Blaming Number 10
Are cracks appearing in the relationship between No.10 and No.11? #Newsnight pic.twitter.com/xbCY4MVDwk — BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) March 9, 2017 Treasury sources tell Newsnight’s Nick Watt that...
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Fraser Nelson Takes Tories to Task on NI
Fraser Nelson says that the Conservatives broke a contract with the country over national insurance #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/YbW5B1bBt0 — BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) 9 March 2017 Karen Bradley...
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Parliament Destroys Bercow’s Despot Bills
The House of Commons has apparently disposed of financial records relating to visits made by the Indonesian President and the Emir of Kuwait in 2012. Asked by Guido to provide a breakdown of the costs...
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Friday Caption Contest: Promises, Promises Edition
Entries in the comments… The post Friday Caption Contest: Promises, Promises Edition appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
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Momentum Activists Awarding the “Order of Lansman”
Pro-Corbyn activists are aping infamous Soviet decoration the Order of Lenin to recognise each other’s campaigning achievements. Young Momentum activists have instituted the “Order of Lansman” to...
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