Cabinet Office looking into Labour Together report claims, says minister

The Cabinet Office is examining the commissioning of a report by PR consultancy Apco Worldwide that made false claims about journalists investigating Labour Together, a thinktank closely linked to Keir Starmer. The report, which examined the "sourcing, funding and origins" of a Sunday Times article about Labour Together, was paid for and reviewed by Josh Simons, then director of the thinktank and now a Labour MP. While the Public Relations and Communications Association is conducting a formal investigation, the Cabinet Office will focus on "establishing the facts." Conservatives have called for a full investigation into Simons' role and that of other Labour Together directors, including current cabinet ministers, due to concerns about freedom of the press. The Sunday Times reported that the contents of Apco’s investigation were shared informally with Labour figures in 2024.

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