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Investigation launched into claims Labour campaign group hired lobbyists to probe journalists

Labour Together paid a US firm £36,000 to investigate Sunday Times journalists amid undeclared donation claims before the 2024 UK general election, prompting a Cabinet Office inquiry.

  • The Cabinet Office will be "looking at the facts" around Labour Together, a group that helped elect Keir Starmer as Labour leader, after it was accused of commissioning a report that investigated the background of journalists.
  • Labour Together paid APCO Worldwide at least £30,000 to "investigate the sourcing, funding and origins" of a Sunday Times story about undeclared donations before the 2024 general election.
  • Minister Josh Simons, who commissioned the report when he was head of Labour Together, said APCO Worldwide had gone beyond what was asked by including unnecessary information on Sunday Times journalist Gabriel Pogrund.
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Keir Starmer denies knowledge of Labour Together-linked ‘probe’ into journalists

The Prime Minister said he ‘didn’t know anything about’ the investigation as he confirmed the Cabinet Office would look into the accusations.

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The Grayzone broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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