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Today ‘This is dark s***’: inside the political smear campaign to discredit journalists
Yesterday An almighty student debt reckoning has arrived
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Feb 17, 2026
29½ minutes
66 MB

Labour Together, the think tank which helped Sir Keir Starmer become prime minister, has been accused of paying a PR firm to investigate Sunday Times journalists. The subsequent report contained personal information and false claims about Whitehall editor Gabriel Pogrund’s faith and family background, including the incorrect suggestion he was part of a Russian conspiracy to bring down Starmer. So why did a political organisation pay for a smear campaign against journalists? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.co...

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‘This is dark s***’: inside the political smear campaign to discredit journalists

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