Guido has put together some clips of today’s early release, as part of which about 700 prisoners were released after serving 40% of their sentence. Around 2,550 are to be released by the end of the year – even after Burnham tightened up eligibility…
Incidentally the Prosperity Institute has produced a report on how to sort the prison overcrowding and subsequent early release issue. Their Senior Researcher Alexander Baker says:
“Today’s early release of dangerous convicts will be no “one-off” event. Unless the Prime Minister commits to rapidly building more prison capacity, Andy Burnham will be forced to release thousands of criminals over the next few years, further endangering the British public.’”
Green Party activist and former council candidate Matthew Broadley has been spotted campaigning for Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras – despite previously being cautioned by police for assaulting a teenager. Above is a photo shared on Polanski’s X account last week, having been pictured with Polanski repeatedly over the last 18 months…
In 2018, while still a Labour member, Broadley is alleged to have slapped two teenagers on the backside and shared tales of his “sexual conquests” with them. He was reportedly very drunk. He received a police caution for common assault after one victim complained, and Labour suspended his membership. Broadley insisted the teens bought and consumed their own booze, and their conversations were about local politics…
Despite this, the Greens allowed Broadley to stand as a candidate for Kent county council last year. When the Telegraph reported these details in the summer, Polanski unfollowed Broadley on Instagram. Broadley posted this photo on 1st September, after that story was published…
A Green Party spokesman tells Guido:
“We looked into this previously and no action was assessed to be needed. We have hundreds out everyday [sic] in Holborn and St Pancras and Zack meets people volunteeering [sic] for him.”
Polanski previously praised Broadley on Facebook, including thanking him for “turning up so many times”…
Newly-ennobled Labour peer June Sarpong has been booked to speak at a private school for a bumper fee despite saying they should all be abolished. Keir’s legacy of hypocrisy goes on…
Guido hears that Cranleigh, the Surrey public school, has booked former Loose Women panellist Sarpong for its latest ASPIRE Lecture on 6 October. Parents were told the school is “incredibly lucky to welcome veteran broadcaster June Sarpong”, who will talk to pupils about “the power of diversity, representation, women in leadership and entrepreneurship”. More woke private school guff…
Back when she was a panellist on Sky’s The Pledge, Sarpong wrote a piece for Sky News headlined “Why it’s time to scrap private schools”. She said: “I think it’s time to put an end to our private school system all together.“ Cranleigh boarding fees for 2026/27 come to £60,540 a year including VAT – alumni include former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger…
Speaker bureau JLA lists Sarpong in its fee band C, which runs from £10,000 to £25,000 per booking. Big money…
Sarpong was nominated for a peerage along with Sadiq Khan by Starmer in his July 2026 ‘goodbye’ political list, which described her as s a “broadcaster, charity campaigner and social equity advocate”. She can tell the independent school kids all about her social equity advocacy…
Labour policy to impose VAT on those same schools is also hammering the sector of course. Scrap em, but invoice first please…
Tory selections are getting into gear as the party begins to select candidates apart from sitting MPs. Felicity Buchan has been re-adopted as Tory candidate in Kensington and Bayswater. The executive council meeting took place last night…
Buchanan, a former banker, was a housing minister from 2022 to 2024 after resigning from her role as PPS in protest against Boris. She won the seat in 2019 with a majority of 150, making it the tightest London marginal at the time. Selections taking place around Conference – Tories expecting an earlier election will be pushing to move fast…
Live in Doncaster…
Reinstalled Housing Secretary Angela Rayner told Labour conference on Tuesday that the property sector is plagued by “cowboys, crooks and con artists”, and her department confirmed agents will need a licence and “appropriate qualifications” to work. Adding more yet more costs to doing business…
On 12 June 2026, Rayner, lurking on the backbenches gave the keynote speech at Propertymark One at ExCeL London. Her register entry shows Propertymark – a membership body for estate agents – paid her £20,000 for two hours.
Defending the booking before the event, its chief executive Nathan Emerson said “Angela Rayner is highly expected to make a return to senior frontline politics in coming months, and if so, her influence over the property sector could be considerable.” On 20 July 2026 she was reappointed Housing Secretary, 28 days after she was paid…
Propertymark has spent its time campaigning for a code of practice, minimum qualifications, and licensing for agents across Britain. It sells exams and is expanding its training for estate agents. As per its own boasts, it certificated over 70% of all regulated Level 3 property agency qualifications over five years…
Burnham said in his main conference speech: “For the historic victory he achieved for us, I am here to say: thank you, Keir.”
