Dacre’s and Rothermere’s Letters to Mail Staff
Paul Dacre is out as Mail editor – Guido has his letter to staff: And Rothermere’s letter: End of an era. Runners and riders in the morning… The post Dacre’s and Rothermere’s Letters to Mail Staff...
View ArticleNumber 10 Renege on Setting Backstop Time Limit
Number 10’s latest fudge is that their Northern Ireland backstop – which keeps us fully aligned to the EU – will be time-limited but with no actual limit set. Brexiters only signed up to it last month...
View ArticleERG MPs Tell May to Sack Robbins
Tory MPs in the ERG have told Theresa May to sack her Remainer Brexit adviser Olly Robbins. Representations have been made to the chief whip that Robbins’ Irish backstop is unacceptable and has put...
View ArticleDaily Mail Editor Runners and Riders
Fevered speculation overnight as to who will be the next Daily Mail editor following Paul Dacre’s resignation. There is talk a successor has already been found. As ever, Guido brings you your runners...
View ArticleGovernment Remainers Mock DD For Crying Wolf
Remainers in the government are now openly briefing that David Davis does not have the balls to resign and will accept an Olly Robbins fudge: Tory minister predicts David Davis will “keep threatening...
View ArticleNumber 10’s Time Limit a Fudge of a Fudge of a Fudge, Just Like the Rest of...
After a fun morning of back and forth, here is the government’s ‘time-limited’ backstop proposal: The UK is clear that the temporary customs arrangement, should it be needed, should be time limited,...
View Article5 Times DD Didn’t Resign
After today’s double false alarm, Guido takes a look back at the other times David Davis threatened to resign as Brexit Secretary. And then didn’t… In November last year Davis was said to be preparing...
View ArticleNumber 10 Call DD Stupid: “He Has Nothing”
An extraordinary briefing from Number 10 to The Sun, essentially calling David Davis stupid and claiming he has been completely outplayed by May and Robbins. The “senior government source” told Tom...
View ArticleNo.10 Concedes Ongoing Payments Possible After Transition as Minister Backs...
Since David Davis backed down and agreed to Number 10’s backstop fudge, Downing Street has now conceded that ongoing payments to the EU are possible after the transition, should the backstop come into...
View ArticleGeordie Greig New Daily Mail Editor
Geordie Greig, a big Remainer who has turned the Mail on Sunday into a pretty hardcore anti-Brexit paper, is the new editor of the Daily Mail. Major implications for the Tories and the paper’s...
View ArticleOpportunities In Volatility
Henderson International Income Trust’s Fund Manager Ben Lofthouse gives his thoughts on where income opportunities are emerging amid global stock market volatility Volatility has crept back into...
View ArticleBoris Warns Brexit is in Danger of Being Sold Out
Here we go… Boris has told a dinner of Conservative Way Forward donors that Brexit is in danger of being sold out and that the government may not manage to get a deal palatable to Leave voters. In his...
View ArticleWho’s On Question Time Tonight?
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View ArticleShami’s Shameless State Schools Hypocrisy
Shami attacking grammar schools and singing the praises of comprehensive education on Question Time last night, claiming that her state schooling got her into the Lords. Now there’s a compelling...
View ArticleRobbins’ Private Sector Options
Rumours are doing the rounds in Whitehall that Theresa May’s Brexit adviser Olly Robbins is weighing up his options for a potential move to the private sector after October. The water cooler chat in...
View ArticleRichard Madeley Speaks for Britain Again
“If you stay in the customs union and the single market you’re not leaving… I’m sorry, this is democracy… that means leaving… the Prime Minister said ‘Brexit means Brexit’… what we are seeing as far...
View ArticleDon’t Know Level With May
May is level on best PM with ‘don’t know’ according to figures from the latest YouGov polling released today: May 37 (-1) Don’t know 37 (+2) Corbyn 24 (-3) Corbyn still third in a two-horse race. Just...
View ArticleFriday Caption Contest (Geordie? Sure Edition)
Entries in the comments… The post Friday Caption Contest (Geordie? Sure Edition) appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleBarnier Rejects Backstop
BREAKING: Michel Barnier says temporary “backstop” plans for Irish border after Brexit can’t apply to whole of U.K. https://t.co/l1LGKrEUmc pic.twitter.com/aZdUUN5WoJ — Bloomberg Brexit (@Brexit) June...
View ArticleJolyon Maugham Loses Again
Scotland’s top court has rejected yet another attempt by Remoaning lawyer Jolyon Maugham to reverse the referendum result. Maugham had wanted the European Court of Justice to rule on whether the UK...
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