Josh Simons

Josh Simons is a Labour MP and was formerly the director of the Labour Together thinktank, which is closely linked to Keir Starmer. He recently resigned from his position as a Cabinet Office minister due to a scandal involving the targeting of journalists. Simons is under investigation for his role in commissioning a PR agency to investigate journalists who were reporting on undeclared donations to Labour Together. He is accused of falsely linking these journalists to a "pro-Kremlin" network and sharing this information with British intelligence officials, including GCHQ. Keir Starmer has opened a formal investigation into Simons' actions, and the Cabinet Office is also examining the commissioning of the report. The scandal has led to calls for a full inquiry into Labour Together's actions and has raised questions about transparency and integrity within the Labour party. Labour Together has stated they are making a "clean break" from the past following Simons' resignation.