Labour minister was provided with intelligence files on journalists
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A Labour minister, Josh Simons, received intelligence files on journalists investigating the Labour Together thinktank, which helped propel Keir Starmer to power. The files, compiled by PR firm APCO Worldwide, contained reports on journalists from outlets like The Guardian and The Sunday Times who reported on irregularities in the thinktank's funding, and sought to identify their sources. Simons received the documents when he was chair of Labour Together. The revelations present a challenge to Starmer and his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who previously ran Labour Together and is under scrutiny for his role in gathering information on journalists. The news has prompted calls for an investigation and a "clearout" in Downing Street, with some Labour MPs expressing shock and concern over the surveillance of journalists.
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AI-ExtractedIf the reports of [Labour Together’s] activities in surveilling journalists are accurate it is clear that this organisation is bringing our party into disrepute.
APCO also sought to identify the journalists’ sources.
The files contained reports produced by the PR firm APCO Worldwide on journalists.
A Labour minister was provided with intelligence files gathered on journalists.
The documents were personally given to Josh Simons when he was chair of Labour Together.
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