Home Office minister Chris Philp had a cringeworthy moment on Question Time last night. When an audience member asked him whether people coming from Congo – a country that’s at war with Rwanda – would be sent on flights to Rwanda, Philp floundered.[…] Read the rest ..read more

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Sunak went for a run with the Africa-conquering ‘Hardest Geezer’ (A.K.A. Russ Cook) today. Guido has helpfully plotted out the route they took from the video. They started out of the back of Downing Street (running from office) and got all the way to Apsley Gate before heading past Buckingham Palace and then back home.[…] Read the rest ..read more

The government has now published the members the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee – they’ll be considering amendments to the bill in May. Guido is surprised to see that, despite 165 Tory MPs either abstaining or voting against the smoking ban, the 16-member Committee contains exactly zero MPs who who voted against it.[…] Read the rest ..read more

Another day, another BBC failure to declare their commentators’ activism. Politics Live today brought on a headmaster to chat about 12 hour school days. Surprise surprise, he was full of criticism for the government and robust words for Tory MP Kieran Mullan… Andrew O’Neil spends his time attending Labour events and praising “fantastic” Starmer for finally having “some policy and fresh ideas”.[…] Read the rest ..read more

As Labour announce its plans to nationalise railways, the free-market think tanks have already got the wheels rolling to warn against the socialist idea. Nationalisation stifles competition and innovation – a repeat of the 70s isn’t something anyone wants… The Institute of Economic Affairs blasted the”lacking in detail” proposal, writing “the ritual denunciation of profits and the belief that ‘communities’ (or rather political bosses) have a role to play; but their role always seems to be to demand more money, resist closures, and open more lines, irrespective of any commercial discipline.”&nb ..read more

Former Shadow Chancellor and Marxist John McDonnell took to ITV Peston to decry Rayner’s “pint-sized loser” comment about Rishi Sunak. He magnanimously told Peston that “I don’t do that sort of thing, I think that tarnished it a little bit.”[…] Read the rest ..read more

Morgan has led the charge onto YouTube after getting fired from TalkTV by Rupert Murdoch. Last Guido checked, his 17-strong TalkTV team were scrabbling for an exit. It looks like it was them who did the heavy lifting when it came to booking guests… The audio is not safe for work.[…] Read the rest ..read more

Labour have today pledged to renationalise most passenger rail services within five years if they grab the keys to Downing Street, bringing the railways under state control. Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh went on the Today Programme to try and sell the idea to listeners.[…] Read the rest ..read more

An entire year has passed since the Labour Party suspended Diane Abbott pending investigation for setting up her own handy racism hierarchy. Soon enough she declared the racism investigation racist… Guido checked with Labour today that the investigation was still ongoing.[…] Read the rest ..read more