SIR Keir Starmer has ordered a formal probe into Labour Minister Josh Simons after claims he ordered a dirty dossier on British journalists.

The PM has asked ethics chief Laurie Magnus to investigate whether Mr Simons broke the ministerial code while running Labour Together before entering government.

BRITAIN-POLITICSPrime Minister Sir Keir StarmerCredit: AFP

It follows allegations the thinktank paid US lobbying giant APCO to look into the personal background of reporters who exposed £730,000 in undeclared donations.