Minister Josh Simons resigns after Labour Together claims

Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists.

Labour minister quits over probe into journalists

Starmer’s ethics adviser flags ‘potential reputational damage’ from Josh Simons’ activities before being elected as an MP

Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after falsely linking journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network

Makerfield MP has been under pressure over thinktank’s commissioning of PR firm to investigate reporters The Labour minister Josh Simons has resigned from the government after the Guardian revealed that he falsely linked reporters to a “pro-Kremlin” network in emails to GCHQ despite having claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” about a PR firm’s investigation into their journalism. Simons, who had been a Cabinet office minister, previously ran the thinktank Labour Together. He quit on Saturd...

By Henry Dyer

Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after probe into smear campaign against journalists

Labour MP Josh Simons said he had "become a distraction from this government's important work''.

By David Maddox