That this House notes the reports in the Financial Times and Democracy for Sale investigative newsletter, confirming that the Prime Minister's senior team when he was Leader of the Opposition, comprising Morgan McSweeney and Paul Ovenden, were updated by former Minister, Josh Simons, on the investigation by ACPO commissioned by Labour Together which it is alleged was subsequently used to smear journalists who had exposed and reported on the breaches by Labour Together of Electoral Commission rules on the declaration of the funding used to support the campaign by the Rt hon. Member for Holborn and St Pancras to become leader of the Labour Party; and calls upon the Government to establish an independent inquiry into the activities of Labour Together and the attempts to smear journalists.
Signatories (24)
- John McDonnell Sponsor
- Ian Byrne
- Brian Leishman
- Richard Burgon
- Andy McDonald
- Grahame Morris
- Kim Johnson
- Steve Witherden
- Nadia Whittome
- Jon Trickett
- Apsana Begum
- Imran Hussain
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Ian Lavery
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Kate Osborne
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Ben Lake
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ann Davies
- Llinos Medi
- Siân Berry
- Rachael Maskell