"The Cabinet Office is looking into the facts of this issue. And I think that's right because the freedom of the press to ask difficult questions, including of cabinet ministers, is absolutely essential. And the journalists in question, I know, are extremely good. They make our lives difficult, but that is their job. The report was commissioned by Josh Simons, who was running Labour Together when the party was in opposition."
"He is now a junior minister, working in the Cabinet Office and in Kendall's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Asked if it was tenable for him to carry on as a minister, Kendall told the Today programme: He has welcomed the investigation, rightly so, by the regulatory body, the body responsible for regulating public affairs. Share Good morning. Parliament is in recess this week, but politics goes on, and the government an announcement about social media."
Liz Kendall said the Cabinet Office is looking into the facts of the issue. She defended freedom of the press as essential and said the journalists involved are highly competent despite making ministers' lives difficult. The report was commissioned by Josh Simons while he led Labour Together in opposition. Josh Simons now serves as a junior minister in the Cabinet Office and in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Kendall said Simons has welcomed an investigation by the regulatory body responsible for public affairs regulation. The government announced multiple measures on social media amid debate over the Online Safety Act and proposals affecting under-16s.
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