Joe Lyons

EXC: Robert Jenrick has put up a poster in Newark telling people not to let me, a constituent, speak to him or his staff. It features photographs of me, says I “claims to be an independent journalist” and tells people: “call the police, they know about him!” That wording gives me the impression I’ve been reported to the police. If I have, I believe it’s because I’ve asked difficult questions. That’s my job as a journalist. Ever since I questioned Robert about Reform UK’s finances and money linked to an Israeli billionaire with connections to the Israeli military, I feel like this has escalated. I’m genuinely starting to feel like the establishment are coming for me. I care about holding people to account. I’ve worked incredibly hard to build a career in journalism. I’m really upset to see this.