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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Starmer orders ethics chief to investigate Labour minister over targeting of reporters

Sir Keir Starmer has ordered his ethics watchdog to investigate a cabinet office minister, following claims a Labour think tank paid for an investigation into journalists.

Josh Simons has faced calls to resign from his ministerial post after reports that think tank Labour Together, which he ran before entering government, paid a PR firm to look into the personal background of a journalist in 2023.

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