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SNP Ring Around Played Down Referendum Chances
Scottish government ministers spent yesterday afternoon ringing around companies and trade bodies to discuss Sturgeon’s announcement on IndyRef2. One recipient of such a phone call reports that the...
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Baroness D’Souza Suggests Media Misreported Her Spending
Last night’s BBC documentary Meet the Lords saw Baroness D’Souza attend the unveiling of a portrait of herself costing a cool £12,000. Asked whether this was taxpayers’ money well spent, D’Souza said...
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Leaked Burnham Draft Manifesto Reveals Made-Up Stories About Women
Guido has obtained Andy Burnham’s draft manifesto for the Manchester mayoral election, which is set to be unveiled tomorrow. The section above is particularly moving, telling the tragic stories of a...
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May: “Royal Assent in Coming Days”
Taking her time… The post May: “Royal Assent in Coming Days” appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
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Corbynista Candidate: “Israel Key Link in Exporting ISIS Oil”
Corbynista Alison Gove-Humphries last night won the selection to stand for Labour in Birmingham City Council’s Hall Green by-election. Her Facebook makes interesting reading. Gove-Humphries has shared...
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You Pay £15 Million For Local Trade Union Pilgrims
Millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded subsidies are still being dished out to trade union ‘Pilgrims’ across the country, a report by the Taxpayers’ Alliance has found. Despite promises by the...
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Pro-Bercow FOI Answered 2 Weeks Faster Than Average
Remember that Freedom of Information response disclosing that John Bercow had received over 3,000 letters and emails in support of his Trump ban? Guido can reveal the FoI in question was received on...
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Mackinlay Interviewed Under Caution
Tory MP Craig Mackinlay was interviewed by police under caution for six hours last week over his election expenses in South Thanet, the Sun and Telegraph are reporting tonight. Kent Police are meeting...
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UKIP Down Into Fourth on Single Figures
The LibDems are loving Brexit – every day Tim Farron delights in launching stinging attacks on Jeremy Corbyn as he seeks to clean up the Labour Remain vote with his unashamed Remoaning. UKIP meanwhile...
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Pro-Erdogan Mass Twitter Hack
Last night several major Twitter accounts posted tweets showing a swastika symbol and the words “Nazi Germany” and “Nazi Holland” written in Turkish. Some accounts had their header image changed to...
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Lowest Unemployment Since 1975
#Unemployment rate (for people aged 16+) 4.7% for Nov-Jan 2017; last time lower was 1975 https://t.co/Ff0ljvciPy pic.twitter.com/hzwdAW3YT8 — ONS (@ONS) 15 March 2017 Unemployment has fallen to 4.7%...
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“Marine A” Alexander Blackman Wins Appeal, Conviction Downgraded
The wife of 'Marine A' Alexander Blackman reacts to the news that his murder conviction has been downgraded to manslaughter pic.twitter.com/nRxAAjReEm — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 15, 2017 Ex-Royal...
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Davis Dismisses Major’s Claim That No Deal is Worst Outcome
The #Brexit Secretary is answering questions from MPs on the UK's exit from the EU. Watch live on Sky News pic.twitter.com/xE0TD0e4S3 — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 15, 2017 Speaking to the Brexit select...
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PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 15 March. Q2 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) Q3 Jeremy...
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Hammond U-Turns on National Insurance Rise
Philip Hammond has u-turned on his Budget National Insurance rise, telling MPs that it was against the spirit of the Tory manifesto. He confirms there will be no NI rise this parliament. The letter: A...
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Corbyn Only Asked Two Questions at PMQs
Corbyn had six questions at PMQs. He only asked two. One was about schools. Question 1: “Big business evades a lot of national insurance through bogus self employment.” No question. Question 2: “What...
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Rory Stewart Hit with NICs U-Turn on Live TV
Poor old Rory Stewart spent five minutes defending the National Insurance rise on the Daily Politics, before being informed live on air that Hammond had just u-turned. It is difficult to overestimate...
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Hammond: Laura K First to Say NI Rise Broke Manifesto Pledge
Philip Hammond tells Alex Salmond the first person outside the chamber to say he had broken the Tory manifesto pledge on National Insurance was the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. An extraordinary statement –...
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5 Things That Could Beat Corbyn at PMQs
Yes another week, another PMQs self-immolation from Westminster’s very own equivalent of a protesting Buddhist monk who sets himself on fire. Or “doing a Corbyn” as they now know it in Saigon. So...
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Mirror in McCluskey’s Pocket
Daily Mirror readers could be forgiven for knowing little of the bitter battle for control of Britain’s biggest trade union Unite. The paper once had a proud history of covering union politics, yet...
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