#JoshSimons — Bluesky Posts

@eicker.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Labour minister #JoshSimons #resigned after the Guardian revealed he falsely linked #journalists to a “pro-Kremlin” network: Simons, who had been under pressure for Labour Together’s commissioning of a PR firm to investigate reporters, claimed he was unaware of the report’s scope.…

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Mike Sivier

@midwalesmike.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Josh Simons resigns; will investigations into Labour Together magically disappear too? A minister in the Cabinet Office has resigned over apparent differences between his claims about investigations launched into journalists reporting on the think tank Labour Together and the apparent f...

Josh Simons has resigned but will scrutiny of Labour Together’s investigations into journalists now fade? Resignations close headlines – not necessarily questions.
#JoshSimons #LabourTogether #MediaEthics #UKPolitics
thewhipline.substack.com/p/josh-simon...

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@nota2025.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Labour - Josh Simons, MP, resigns from Cabinet Office following scandal

Why do we vote for these people. Politics is a con.
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Spoil the ballot paper
Post it back for free

#nota #noneoftheabove #politics #labour #joshsimons

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KillBait News

@kill-bait.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Josh Simons Resigns Amid Allegations Involving Journalist Investigation Josh Simons, the Labour MP for Makerfield, has resigned as a Cabinet Office minister after facing allegations that a think tank he once led commissioned a controversial report into journalists. The report, carried out by the US firm APCO Worldwide, looked into the backgrounds of several journalists, including Gabriel Pogrund of the Sunday Times, which claimed his reporting was potentially aligned with Russia’s interests. Labour Together, the think tank involved, paid APCO Worldwide at least £30,000 for this investigation. Simons confirmed his resignation on social media, acknowledging that he had 'become a distraction' to the government's work. While ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus stated that Simons did not breach the ministerial code, Simons admitted he acted hastily in commissioning the report and that the investigation's scope was broader than he initially understood. The controversy has sparked criticism from both Labour and Conservative politicians, with calls for a fully independent investigation. Simons' resignation comes at a time when Labour Together is facing heightened scrutiny for its ties to the investigation and its role in helping Sir Keir Starmer's rise to leadership.

Josh Simons Resigns Amid Allegations Involving Journalist Investigation

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KillBait News

@kill-bait.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Josh Simons Resigns Amid Controversy Over Investigation into Journalists Josh Simons has resigned from his position as Cabinet Office minister after a controversy surrounding a thinktank he previously led. Labour Together, a thinktank Mr Simons ran before entering government, allegedly paid a public relations firm, Apco, £36,000 to investigate journalists who had reported negatively on the organisation. The Sunday Times reported that Apco produced 'deeply personal and false claims' about journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Harry Yorke, suggesting links to Russian conspiracies and hacked emails. In his resignation letter, Simons defended his actions, claiming he had hired Apco to investigate a potential illegal hack, not to smear journalists. Simons was cleared of breaching the ministerial code, but acknowledged that his continued position was becoming a 'distraction.' Sir Keir Starmer expressed regret over the resignation, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised Starmer for not dismissing the minister earlier. The resignation follows revelations about the failure to declare significant donations by the thinktank, a group linked to Starmer’s leadership campaign.

Josh Simons Resigns Amid Controversy Over Investigation into Journalists

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KillBait News

@kill-bait.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Josh Simons Resigns Amid Investigation Into Smear Campaign Allegations Josh Simons, a former Cabinet Office minister and Labour MP for Makerfield, resigned following an investigation into his actions at Labour Together, a thinktank he ran. The controversy stemmed from claims that Labour Together paid £36,000 to a US PR firm, Apco, to investigate journalists ahead of the 2024 general election. The journalists, from The Sunday Times, had reported on unreported donations by the thinktank, and Apco’s investigation reportedly contained false and personal accusations against them, including claims of Russian connections. While the investigation by Sir Laurie Magnus, the prime minister's ethics adviser, concluded that Simons did not breach ministerial codes, he acknowledged a gap in understanding regarding the PR firm’s scope. Simons’ resignation, which some described as a responsible move to end a government distraction, was defended by his allies who stressed that he had intended to investigate illegal hacks, not smear journalists. Critics, particularly from the Conservative Party, however, accused Sir Keir Starmer of avoiding responsibility for the incident and demanded clarity on Labour Together's future links with the government.

Josh Simons Resigns Amid Investigation Into Smear Campaign Allegations

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@justiceseer.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

a woman in a red dress is sitting on a couch and saying show him the door ALT: a woman in a red dress is sitting on a couch and saying show him the door

Will there be a byelection then? Or will the execrable.. #JoshSimons, just retire to the back-benches to continue SCAMMING the #BritishPublic?🤔🤑🤮

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@mcornbeef.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#JoshSimons #KeirStarmer @labouruk.bsky.social

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MikeReid

@mreidy.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#JoshSimons another worm wriggling off into the mire now he’s been caught.

#LabourTogether is a Machiavellian tool controlling the toolmakers son.

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@debby64.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Labour focussing on israel lost them the seat.

Pro Israel want right wing racists, so all the morons can focus on the brown people whilst they take over from within.
#plantir
#mcseeney
#trevorchinn
#joshsimons

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@justiceseer.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Josh Simons accidentally sends details of his case to Labour MP group chat The Cabinet Office minister is facing calls to be sacked

#Labour minister, #JoshSimons, facing CALLS to be SACKED over his role in a SMEAR campaign against #journalists,sent details of his case to a #LabourMPs’ group chat,stating he HAD been REASSURED by a senior #Labour figure that the INVESTIGATION has CONCLUDED!😮😡🤬
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

@lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Original post on mastodon.social

I see Labour's 'dirty tricks' in the Gorton and Denton byelection and I see them here, and ultimately they all lead to one man.....the Prime Minister

www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/23/jos...

#KeirStarmer #Starmer […]

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Meg Howarth

@howarthm.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

UK - New Statesman

FYI #JoshSimons @joshsimonsmp.bsky.social
#LabourGrowthGroup (co-founder @chriscurtis94.bsky.social) in turn linked to @prafulnargund.bsky.social's
@goodgrowthfdn.bsky.social. #PrafulNargund stood against
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social at last #GeneralElection...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

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Meg Howarth

@howarthm.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

UK - New Statesman

#JoshSimons @joshsimonsmp.bsky.social #LabourGrowthGroup (co-founder @chriscurtis94.bsky.social) in turn linked to @prafulnargund.bsky.social's @goodgrowthfdn.bsky.social. #PrafulNargund stood against @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social at last #GeneralElection...

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

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Mike Sivier

@midwalesmike.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Labour's attack on journalists, the claims of Josh Simons, and the connection with The Whip Line One of Keir Starmer’s cabinet ministers, who claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” at a PR agency’s work to investigate journalists on his behalf, in fact was involved in naming them to British inte...

Emails raise serious questions about Josh Simons’ role in naming journalists to intelligence officials. Does my own case fit the pattern of Labour leaks?
#LabourTogether #JoshSimons #MediaPolitics
thewhipline.substack.com/p/labours-at...

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@mcornbeef.bsky.social

1 month ago

Irony is dead. What about dark money think-tanks? @joshsimonsmp.bsky.social #JoshSimons

Democracy for sale.

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