Politics · 23 February 2026
Minister Josh Simons faces ethics probe over journalist claims
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Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons is under investigation by the Prime Minister's ethics watchdog, Sir Laurie Magnus. This follows allegations that Labour Together, a think tank he previously ran, paid a PR firm at least £30,000 in 2023 to investigate journalists. These journalists had covered Labour Together's undisclosed donations. Simons also faced accusations of falsely linking journalists to a "pro-Kremlin" network in emails to GCHQ in 2024.
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