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18 days ago · United Kingdom

Facebook posts wrong to claim former Makerfield MP is new head of No 10 policy unit

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Full Fact is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 13:32 UTC. The headline in use is “Facebook posts wrong to claim former Makerfield MP is new head of No 10 policy unit”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Josh Simons, whose resignation as an MP led to the by-election Andy Burnham won, has not been appointed to lead on policy at Downing Street.

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