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Starmer, Burnham, Farage Polanski: they make a week in politics feel like an eternity in Hades | Marina Hyde ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
It’s your life in their hands, but what kind of life is that? No wonder a wearied, confused public has mobilised into tribes – or just tuned out
On the basis that you’re never too cooked to get a new …
Burnham byelection: the small town that could decide next PM – The Latest ⊕
Andy Burnham may have a route back to Westminster – and a path to the Labour leadership. But first the Greater Manchester mayor must win the byelection in Makerfield after Josh Simons agreed to step …
73 days ago
Why Josh Simons Resigned From Government ⊖
The former minister says he’d been ‘naive’ and is ‘sorry’ over journalist investigation.
3 months ago
Minister Josh Simons resigns after Labour Together claims ⊖
Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists.
Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser to probe minister over targeting of journalists ○
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Laurie Magnus will investigate whether Cabinet Office Minister Josh Simons breached ethics rules.
Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists ⊖
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Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ
Politicians from across the spectrum have said a minister should be sacked after a Guard…
Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ ⊕
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Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’
A Labour minister who claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” at a PR agency’…
Labour activists 'paid £36,000 for PR firm to look into backgrounds of Sunday Times journalists' investigating secret donations ○
Labour Together paid £36,000 to a US public relations company to investigate the journalists at a time when it was run by Josh Simons, now a Labour minister.
Starmer facing calls for inquiry into Labour thinktank’s investigation of journalists ○
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Cabinet Office minister commissioned report that made ‘baseless claims’ about reporters who were investigating Labour Together
Keir Starmer is facing calls by MPs for an inquiry into the commissioning…