Minister under investigation over targeting of reporters makes late donation declaration
Josh Simons failed to declare gifts from Labour donor within the stipulated 28 days of receiving themUK politics live – latest updatesA Cabinet Office minister under investigation over his role in allegedly smearing journalists has made a late declaration of personal donations.Josh Simons is...
<p>Josh Simons failed to declare gifts from Labour donor within the stipulated 28 days of receiving them</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/24/peter-mandelson-ex-prince-andrew-labour-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A Cabinet Office minister under investigation over his role in allegedly smearing journalists has made a late declaration of personal donations.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/21/labour-minister-josh-simons-false-accusations-journalists-russia-gchq">Josh Simons is facing an investigation</a> from the prime minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards over his role in commissioning a PR agency to examine journalists who had written about £730,000 in undeclared donations to Labour Together, a thinktank he led at the time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/24/minister-under-investigation-over-targeting-of-reporters-makes-late-donation-declaration">Continue reading...</a>
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