Minister Josh Simons Resigns Following Labour Together Allegations
Labour MP Josh Simons has stepped down from his role as Cabinet Office minister, days after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer requested an ethics investigation into him.
Simons was implicated in allegations that the think tank he formerly led commissioned a report examining the backgrounds of journalists.
He had earlier stated that the company responsible for the research on behalf of Labour Together had "gone beyond" the scope of its instructions.
Announcing his resignation on X, the Labour MP expressed that he had
"become a distraction from this government's important work".
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