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....
View ArticleSarah 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...
View ArticleWho 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.
View ArticleMay: 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,...
View ArticleBudget Bloodbath Day 2
The Sun launches a campaign to scrap Hammond’s white van tax as the paper’s follow up Guido’s tally of 18 Tory rebels. Good morning, Chancellor… The post Budget Bloodbath Day 2 appeared first on Guido...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleTories 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...
View ArticleIronically 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...
View ArticleNumber 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...
View ArticleFraser 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...
View ArticleParliament 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...
View ArticleFriday Caption Contest: Promises, Promises Edition
Entries in the comments… The post Friday Caption Contest: Promises, Promises Edition appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleMomentum 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...
View ArticleClueless and Crazy
“HSBC analysts estimated that share prices are building in a cut to a maximum limit of £10-£20” was the warning from city analysts as bookmaker share prices went from “buy, buy, buy” to “hold” and...
View ArticleTwo New Top Government Hires
Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policy chief Mike Hatchett has defected to the government’s Department for Exiting the European Union. Yep, a senior Corbyn aide has just joined the Tory government apparatus…...
View ArticleKatie Hopkins Will Pay £130,000 For Two Tweets to Jack Monroe
Katie Hopkins is this afternoon whacked with a bill for £24,000 in damages and at least £107,000 in costs for two tweets to food blogger Jack Monroe. Hopkins “confused” Monroe with Laurie Penny,...
View ArticleSaturday Seven Up
This week 184,855 visitors visited 591,146 times viewing 944,617 pages. The top stories in order of popularity were: £40,000 ‘Missing’ From Corbyn’s Tax Return Heseltine Sacked Corbyn Blames Tax Row...
View ArticleOwen Jones Driven Off Twitter by Left-Wing Haters
Taking a break from social media (except to post articles and videos) because, well: https://t.co/1rZupLlrVm — Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) 11 March 2017 Owen Jones today announces he is “taking a break”...
View ArticleOlney Standards Investigation Three Months Into Job
New LibDem MP Sarah Olney is facing an investigation by the standards commissioner just three months after coming to Westminster. Guido understands the complaint relates to using her website for party...
View ArticleFarage: Will Probably Stand Again in Thanet South
.@Nigel_Farage says he “probably would” stand in Thanet South again if the election re-run #bbcsp pic.twitter.com/VVtIWtSlCD — DailySunday Politics (@daily_politics) March 12, 2017 No deal is better...
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