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British Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Clears Junior Minister Simons of Code Breach Amid Think Tank Controversy
March 02, 2026

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The British Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Laurie Magnus has cleared junior minister Josh Simons of breaching the Ministerial Code following a probe into his past conduct. The investigation scrutinized Simons' actions as Director of the think tank Labour Together, specifically his hiring of a firm to investigate an alleged data hack.

While Magnus found no formal breach regarding Simons' ministerial statements, he noted that the "d . . .

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