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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh and Henry Dyer

Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists

Closeup of Josh Simons
Josh Simons, a Cabinet Office minister, was running the Labour Together thinktank at the time of making the accusations in 2024. Photograph: Labour Together

Politicians from across the spectrum have said a minister should be sacked after a Guardian report that he had accused journalists of having links to Russian intelligence.

Their comments came after an investigation showed that Josh Simons, who was running Labour Together at the time, had falsely concluded the journalists had obtained information about the thinktank from a Russian hack.

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