As threatened and as Guido had noted earlier, Mauritius’s Deputy Prime Minister Paul Berenger has resigned overnight. His action follows a phone call with Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam yesterday…
The Mauritius government – which is a fractured coalition – may now collapse. Another nail in the coffin for Starmer’s Chagos deal, it’s beginning to become difficult to know which Mauritian faction he should associate with…
All good news for British taxpayers. Thanks to the Save Chagos effort by co-conspirators, not a single penny has yet been transferred to the Mauritius exchequer…
Britain’s border security commander Martin Hewitt is leaving his job by the end of March, according to the Sun. He is the man who is supposed to stop small boats crossings. He has obviously failed, so now he is looking for a new job…
At least 300 small boat migrants are expected to cross the Channel today, per GB News. As if to prove the point…
An Iranian man and a woman of unknown nationality have been arrested after attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, which houses four nuclear submarines. According to the Times:
“The individual, 34, accompanied by a female of unknown nationality, was in a vehicle when he approached the gate…
Without the right passes to enter, they were both then turned away, it is understood. However, they were then arrested for “acting suspiciously in the vicinity”, a defence source disclosed.”
A Police Scotland spokesman said:
“Around 5pm on Thursday, 19 March, 2026, we were made aware of two people attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde. A 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman have been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.”
Earlier this week two men were charged under the National Security Act with engaging in conduct that is likely to assist a foreign intelligence service…
Guido hears Telegraph leader writer Sam Ashworth-Hayes is joining Reform as part of its beefed-up policy team. James Orr is going on a hiring spree…
Ashworth-Hayes’ blueprint for Reform is revealed in his Telegraph columns. From last October:
“There are steps Reform can take to boost growth without irritating its base – liberalising planning in London and other cities over the heads of local councils, pursuing cheap energy among others…
Reform’s challenge is to find a way to sell benefits reforms to its base as part of a package: shielding its voters as much as possible, but where necessary cutting spending and trusting the migration and culture narratives to carry the day. It’s a hard sell, but not an impossible one.”
It’ll soon be his job to sell it…
Markets turning, gilts spiking. Good job Reeves has “the right economic plan”, apparently…
Kemi Badenoch at the 1922-ConHome bash last night:
“I did praise [Burnham] for his stamina, it was amazing. All I had to do was sit back and lie there. I didn’t have to do anything at all…”
