"Labour Together paid APCO Worldwide at least 30,000 to "investigate the sourcing, funding and origins" of a story about undeclared donations at the think tank before the general election. It delivered a report, codenamed "Operation Cannon", which included claims about a journalist who wrote the story and his faith, relationships and upbringing. Sources told the BBC the US public affairs firm's report included information about journalist Gabriel Pogrund's Jewish beliefs and claims about his ideological position."
"It also claimed, the sources said, that Pogrund's previous reporting, including on the royal family, "could be seen as destabilising to the UK and also in the interests of Russia's strategic foreign policy objectives". Pogrund is currently the Sunday Times Whitehall editor, and was named Political Journalist of the Year and News Journalist of the Year at the 2025 Press Awards. The report was allegedly prepared by a former Sunday Times employee who now works for APCO Worldwide."
Labour Together engaged APCO Worldwide and paid at least 30,000 to probe the sourcing, funding and origins of a Sunday Times story about undeclared donations at a think tank before the general election. APCO produced a report codenamed "Operation Cannon" that included claims about the journalist who wrote the story and examined his faith, relationships and upbringing. Sources said the report referenced Gabriel Pogrund's Jewish beliefs and alleged ideological positions, and suggested some of his reporting "could be seen as destabilising to the UK". The report was reportedly prepared by a former Sunday Times employee now at APCO. The contract was addressed to Josh Simons, and the PRCA has launched an investigation.
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