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Exclusive: Josh Simons claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” at a PR agency’s work to investigate journalists on his behalf. He had been personally involved in naming them to British intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda. w/ @dansabbagh.bsky.social

theguardian.comLabour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQExclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’

Much like Investigations Companies were blamed by newspapers for phone hacking.

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