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fromTheregister
1 week ago

UK digital ID brief quietly moves to new minister

He had commissioned a report from US public affairs outfit APCO Worldwide on journalists who had written critical articles about undeclared donations to the organization, which included material about Sunday Times journalist Gabriel Pogrund's Jewish beliefs and possible links to Russia. He also passed a version of the report to GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Minister Josh Simons resigns after Labour Together claims

Labour MP Josh Simons resigned as Cabinet Office minister after an ethics investigation into his think tank's commissioned report that investigated journalists' backgrounds.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after falsely linking journalists to pro-Kremlin' network

Labour minister Josh Simons resigned after falsely linking journalists to a pro-Kremlin network in emails to GCHQ, contradicting his earlier claims of surprise about an investigation into reporters.
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