Age Not Class Greatest Indicator of Voting Intention
Striking data from YouGov: May, unlike Cameron, does not have a women problem: She has a youth problem: Labour’s youth problem is they don’t vote. The old saying still rings true “If a man is not a...
View ArticleClive Lewis Slammed by Pollsters ICM for Spreading Fake News
Help me get re-elected, and keep the Tories out of Norwich South! Sign up here: https://t.co/OlFb8JiILR pic.twitter.com/TtRs66Ba2E — Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) 25 April 2017 Clive Lewis has been...
View ArticlePeter Lilley Standing Down
“With some sadness I have decided not to seek re-election for Hitchin and Harpenden. It has been an immense privilege over the last 34 years to represent the people of Hitchin and Harpenden and,...
View ArticleDavid Ward Blames West For PC Keith Palmer’s Murder
In the aftermath of the Westminster terror attack, David Ward, the LibDem candidate in Bradford East, blamed the West for PC Keith Palmer’s murder: Boil it down- all terrorist attacks in UK stem from...
View ArticleTories Threaten to Sue Locals Trying to Deselect Lopresti
Things are getting nasty in Filton and Bradley Stoke, where Tory MP Jack Lopresti faces a deselection battle. Guido hears the all-powerful association executive is on Team Lopresti, yet the members...
View ArticleLabour Peer Endorses Andy Street
Labour peer Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya has implictly endorsed Conservative Andy Street’s campaign to become West Midlands Mayor. Asked by the Coventry Telegraph who he was backing in the forthcoming...
View ArticleTory Lead 23 Points, UKIP on 4%
New IpsosMORI poll: Con 49 (+6), Lab 26 (-4), LD 13 (nc), UKIP 4 (down 2). That’s the biggest Conservative lead since September 2008. Theresa May also has the best “most capable” leadership score ever,...
View ArticleElection PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Q1 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) What recent assessment she has made of the (a) performance of the economy and (b) adequacy of provision of public services in the West Midlands; and if she will make a...
View ArticleMay to Corbyn: “You Are Not Up to the Job”
.@theresa_may attacks @jeremycorbyn at #PMQs, saying he “is simply not up to the job” pic.twitter.com/OTK8ccVT7a — Sky News (@SkyNews) April 26, 2017 The post May to Corbyn: “You Are Not Up to the...
View ArticleMalia Bouattia Ousted as NUS President
At last some good news for students – Malia “Zionist-controlled media” Bouattia has been ousted as NUS president, to be replaced by the Union of Jewish Students-endorsed Shakira Martin. Oh well, Malia...
View ArticleMore Selection Shenanigans
Guido’s phone is ringing off the hook with complaints about Tory selection shenanigans, which will all be done and dusted this week. Jack Brereton, Greg Hands, Joe Rich Stoke on Trent South is likely...
View ArticleJolyon Maugham Jumps the Shark
Twitter’s most pompous attention-seeking lawyer Jolyon Maugham has jumped the shark – he is setting up a new political party called “Spring“. The poor man has gone quite mad: “Theresa May has an...
View ArticleFarron U-Turns and Sacks David Ward
David Ward has been sacked. The LibDem candidate in Bradford East was criticised by the Prime Minister at PMQs this afternoon. May said people would be “disappointed to see the Liberal Democrats...
View ArticlePickles PMQ That Pressured Farron to Sack Ward
Sir Eric uses his last PMQ to great effect… The post Pickles PMQ That Pressured Farron to Sack Ward appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn’s Greatest Hits
For the final PMQs of this parliament Jeremy Corbyn graced us with a selection of his greatest hits, and of course no Best of Jez Compilation would be complete without him reading out bizarre letters...
View ArticleCampaign Report: 43 Days to Go
Theresa May is a strong leader. Strong leadership is about standing up for the many not the few. The nasty party has never been nastier. The way to stop fraud in the aid budget is to slash the aid...
View ArticleZac Back? Guy News Tory Richmond Selection Special
All eyes on Zac Goldsmith at 7pm as he goes before his Tory association in Richmond to convince them he should be their candidate once more. There is a lot of support for Zac in certain Tory circles...
View Article+ Selections Tonight +
Zac Goldsmith selected in Richmond Park by a landslide. Esther McVey selected in Tatton. Julia Dockerill selected in Hornchurch and Upminster, beating Shaun Bailey and Simon Jones. Former MP Mary...
View ArticleProfundity of the Punditry: Boris Takes Centre Stage
Yesterday’s papers and broadcasters reported that Boris was to be sidelined during the election – Sky News said definitively that he “won’t take centre stage”, the Times said the same though added a...
View ArticleLibDem-Green Richmond-Brighton Pact
The LibDems say the decision not to stand against Caroline Lucas in Brighton was taken locally and merely “welcomed” centrally. That’s not what the Greens say. Two separate Green Party sources have...
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