Josh Simons

Josh Simons
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital Government
In office
9 January 2026 – 1 March 2026
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJames Frith
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
In office
7 September 2025 – 1 March 2026
Preceded byGeorgia Gould
Abena Oppong-Asare
Succeeded byRuth Anderson
Member of Parliament
for Makerfield
In office
4 July 2024 – 18 May 2026
Preceded byYvonne Fovargue
Succeeded byAndy Burnham
Personal details
Born
Joshua Cameron Simons

(1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 33)
Political partyLabour
Children3
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge (BA)
Harvard University (PhD)

Joshua Cameron Simons (born 24 July 1993) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield from 2024 to 2026. He is a member of the Labour Party. He was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital Government from January to March 2026.

In early 2026, it was reported that Simons was responsible for investigating the private lives of journalists who had published an article against his think tank.[1][2] On 28 February 2026, he resigned his ministerial positions.[3] On 14 May 2026, he announced that he would be resigning from Parliament, in order to allow Andy Burnham to run in the ensuing by-election.[4]

References

  1. Dyer, Henry; Sabbagh, Dan (20 February 2026). "Labour minister falsely linked journalists to 'pro-Kremlin' network in emails to GCHQ". The Guardian.
  2. Sabbagh, Dan; Dyer, Henry (21 February 2026). "Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists". The Guardian.
  3. Markson, Tevye (2026-03-02). "Cabinet Office minister resigns". Civil Service World. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
  4. Green, Daniel (2026-05-14). "Josh Simons to stand down as MP to allow Burnham return to Parliament". LabourList. Retrieved 2026-05-14.


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