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

Housing is on the agenda today as Labour and the Tories spar with each other and their personnel. Rayner took the time to attack the Tories for watering down leasehold commitments in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. Guido wonders what Labour has done in the capital city they control… Sadiq Khan’s 2021 manifesto promised: “I’ll pilot a commonhold scheme to show how this form of ownership can become the new national standard for new flats. […] Read the rest ..read more

Labour’s deputy, flame-haired and dressed in a blazing red smock sat in her place, as for a funeral pyre. She looked as if she could go up at any minute. Obsessives will know all the trouble she’s in and expected her immolation imminently.[…] Read the rest ..read more

Following Guido’s story on Khan’s Deputy Mayor for Business, Howard Dawber, hosted at City Hall urging the room to come out and help people vote for Labour, Neil Garratt, group leader of the City Hall Conservatives, has written to the GLA to call for an investigation into the incident.[…] Read the rest ..read more

Ofcom has got into a spat with Today presenter Nick Robinson over the channel’s rulings on GB News. Robinson complained this morning that Nigel Farage can present programmes on the channel along with Reform leader Tice and Lee Anderson MP.[…] Read the rest ..read more

With London Mayoral election day next week, Khan’s team are eyeing a third term. Feeling certain of victory, they are getting careless… Guido can reveal a video recording of a meeting from the second week of March addressed by Khan’s Deputy Mayor for Business, Howard Dawber, hosted at City Hall to discuss the role played by British Bangladeshi SMEs.[…] Read the rest ..read more

Rayner delivered a good attack on Dowden at PMQs. “I read with interest that the Right Honorable gentleman has been urging his neighbour in No 10 to call an election because he’s worried they might get wiped out. Has he finally realised that when he stabbed Boris Johnson in the back to get his man into No 10 he was ditching their biggest election winner for a pint-sized loser? […] Read the rest ..read more

The battle of the deputies at PMQs has kicked off with Rayner attempting to pre-empt Dowden: “I know the party opposite is desperate to talk about my living arrangements but the public want to know what this do government is going to do about theirs. […] Read the rest ..read more

Jonathan Gullis (Con) Sarah Jones (Lab) Matt Western (Lab) Craig Whittaker (Con) Jeff Smith (Lab) Karl McCartney (Con) Virginia Crosbie (Con) Barbara Keeley (Lab) Mary Glindon (Lab) Chi Onwurah (Lab) Chris Stephens (SNP) Kate Osborne (Lab) Sheryll Murray (Con) […] Read the rest ..read more