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IFS Forecasts About Brexit Consistently Wrong
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has been allowed a huge quantity of free airtime and column inches in the past few days to bash the Brexit dividend and talk down the economy. The Lobby takes Paul...
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Political Prospects for Pot
William Hague coming out for legalising cannabis is a welcome new development, though he isn’t the first former Tory leader to do so. Back in his groovy WebCameron days David Cameron told Guido “If it...
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Labour Parliamentary Candidate Distances Herself From Rothschilds, ‘Zion...
Labour’s newly selected parliamentary candidate in the marginal seat of North Swindon has been forced to distance herself from a Twitter account which posted about the Rothschilds, Zion “scum” and...
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Saj: Time to Review Scheduling of Cannabis
“It is time to review” the use of cannabis for medicinal use – UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid tells Commons https://t.co/4VORErbMZx pic.twitter.com/UJY2aDLhka — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June...
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Voters Don’t Mind If NI Leaves UK, Leavers and Tories Say Brexit More...
A poll from Lord Ashcroft reveals that Leave voters would rather lose Northern Ireland than give up the benefits of Brexit. 63% of Leavers would rather leave the EU than keep the UK together. 73% of...
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CCHQ Defaced With Anti-Heathrow Graffiti
Anyone seen Zac today? The post CCHQ Defaced With Anti-Heathrow Graffiti appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
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Eurotunnel: Don’t Buy Border Scaremongering
Eurotunnel bosses are confident on the arrangements for the Anglo-French border after Brexit. A presentation for shareholders reveals Eurotunnel’s internal analysis which concludes the likely outcome...
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Julian Smith Must Hold Firm Against Isolated Grieve
Over the last 48 hours there has been speculation that the whips are going soft and considering a further compromise to Dominic Grieve ahead of tomorrow’s Commons vote. Lots of talk in SW1 of further...
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Grayling Faces Judicial Review Over New Airports Cock-Up
Guido hears the airports vote has been pencilled in for Monday 25 June – and Chris Grayling faces more trouble over yet another cock-up. DAC Beachcroft, legal advisers to the Heathrow Hub consortium...
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May Considers Asking to Stay in Single Market For Goods
The extremely well-connected Brexit wonk Charles Grant writes in the FT today that the government is considering asking to stay in the single market for goods. Guido also understands this is under...
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Labour Poll Lead as Grieve Threatens to Collapse Government
A well-timed reminder of the consequences for Tory rebels backing Dominic Grieve’s threat to “collapse the government”. BMG has Labour three points in front this morning: Westminster voting intention:...
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Alan Sugar Tries to Get Sacked From BBC
Remember when Alan Sugar sent that xenophobic tweet about Gisela Stuart during the referendum? He’s gone one worse this morning: The next series of the Apprentice was due to air on the BBC this autumn....
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The refugee crisis has become the humanitarian challenge of our time
The refugee crisis has become the humanitarian challenge of our time according to new Legatum Institute report. Today as we mark UN World Refugee Day, there are more people on the move than ever...
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PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 20 June. Q2 Mr Gavin Shuker (Luton South) Q3 Simon Hoare (North...
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Health Minister Admits NHS Spending Funded Entirely By Taxes For Years
“Can we agree that none of that can come from the Brexit dividend?” @afneil asks @JackieDP on the extra £7.5bn for the NHS across the UK #bbcdp pic.twitter.com/vqTcOlYvyh — BBC Daily Politics and...
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Morning Star Removes Article Blaming Jews For Anti-Semitism
The communist Morning Star newspaper has removed from its website an article which blamed mainstream Jewish groups for rising anti-Semitism. The article by John Elder, headlined “Rising anti-Semitism...
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Leaked Emails Show DfT Officials Lied About Northern Rail
Bombshell from Lisa Nandy at PMQs. She has been leaked emails between officials at the Department for Transport which admit key northern routes are ‘not really valued’: They admit as early as 2015 that...
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Envy of the World Update
An independent panel has found: At least 450 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at Gosport Hospital 200 more may have suffered a similar fate there was a “disregard...
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Labour Live 2: Hardcore Edition
Now for the real Labour Live – this time without Clean Bandit and all the Red Tory, PR-friendly nonsense. Here’s the hardcore Corbynite offering: Arise – A Festival of Labour Left Ideas. The festival,...
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Grieve Surrenders, Government Fudges
After all that, chief Remoaner Dominic Grieve surrenders and calls off his rebellion after the government comes up with yet another fudge. Each side can now argue about whether the meaningful vote...
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