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Julia Hartley-Brewer is stepping down from her morning show on Talk, to be replaced by Alex Phillips. Her last show will be on 19th November…
Hartley-Brewer said this afternoon:
“Broadcasting on Talk over the past decade has been a privilege and a pleasure. I am incredibly proud of what we have created together over ten wonderful years. It’s been a rollercoaster ride of news since 2016, starting with Brexit and Trump, through Covid and lockdowns, as well as wars in Westminster and overseas, and I have loved every minute both on and off air.
“I want to thank my brilliant colleagues and all the unsung heroes behind the scenes, but most of all I want to say a huge thank you to our army of loyal listeners and viewers who have tuned in every day to laugh, argue and cut through the spin with me. Talk remains in brilliant hands with a phenomenal production team and I wish the station every success as it moves from strength to strength.”
Rumours of her exit had been emanating from the Baby Shard for some time…
A novel counter approach from Tory-run Westminster City, which passed a motion last night declaring “zionism is not racism.” To much gnashing of teeth from the left…
The joint Tory-Labour motion obviously responds to the Green one. The council now:
“1. affirm that Zionism is not racism and reject the Green Party’s position
2. reaffirm its support for Jewish residents and its commitment to the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, which it adopted in 2018
3. ask the Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Opposition to write to Westminster’s synagogues and the London Jewish Forum
4. ask the Standards Committee to review the council’s equality, diversity and community cohesion training and policies within six months”
Labour is split though – Guido hears Labour councillor Liza Begum has been trying to get the motion stopped by writing to colleagues. There were also protests that the council should first have carried out an equality impact assessment. It passed unanimously – three Labour councillors didn’t turn up…
Tory London mayoral hopeful Festus Akinbusoye has taken aim at Met Police chief Mark Rowley for “championing regional mega-forces” after his rival for the Conservative candidacy, James Cleverly, backed Rowley on The Guido Fawkes Show last night. Akinbusoye is less sympathetic to Rowley’s efforts…
He tells Guido:
“The Met Commissioner should be concentrating on tackling crime in London, not redesigning police forces across the country.
Londoners want more police officers on their streets, crimes solved, and neighbourhoods made safer. Instead, the Met has lost more than 3,000 officers since 2023, while its Commissioner is championing the creation of regional mega-forces.
As a former Police and Crime Commissioner, I know that effective policing starts with focused leadership, supported officers, and clear priorities.
As Mayor of London, I will also be London’s Police and Crime Commissioner. My priorities will be getting more officers onto the frontline, improving police retention, tackling neighbourhood crime, and delivering affordable housing to help officers live in the communities they protect.”
Festus will appear on the Guido Fawkes Show next Wednesday…
Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat has caused a stir in the Commons by attacking Labour over the £800 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority. Tugendhat raised concerns about well-resourced Hamas operations…
Labour minister Melanie Ward shouted “shame on you” at Tugendhat. His comments about the aid:
“What have we seen for it? Well, we have seen the vile indoctrination of hatred, of the control of food and services to achieve dictatorial compliance. And we have seen the biggest network of tunnels built to prepare for war. But of course, it’s striking, isn’t it, that these air raid shelters were not built to protect the civilians. They were never allowed in. Palestinian women and children were never allowed in the tunnels…
I can see the lady shaking her head [in reference to Melanie Ward]. If she wants to side with Hamas, she’s welcome to. But if she wishes to stand with the Palestinian people, she should recognise what Hamas has done. Those who stand with the Palestinian people stand against Hamas. And again and again and again, we have sadly seen Hamas torturing and murdering so many…
We recognise that aid has been weaponized by the Hamas leadership that has been in control for more than 20 years. Again and again and again, it has chosen to hurt, to murder, to destroy its own people for the political benefit of its masters in Tehran and its vile ideology.”
A sobering point…
Spotted by Robert Colvile and confirming Guido’s reporting. It’s now a ‘stretch target’…
Mail commentator Dan Hodges – who was kind to Burnham during the Makerfield campaign – now concludes: “The truth is Andy Burnham doesn’t have a 10 year plan. He’s barely got a 10 week plan.“