The UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer hired the former Israeli spy, Assaf Kaplan, to work in his social media team as a "social media listener".

Kaplan worked formerly for the 8200 cyber unit of the Israeli intelligence services. In a profile of Kaplan on an ex-employer's website, he is described as a "Unit 8200 veteran".

He was also involved in the latest General Election in Israel, working for Israeli Labor as deputy head of campaigns. The party suffered a catastrophic collapse in its share of the vote, and there are now rumours that it will be wiped out completely in the upcoming election in March.

It is worth noting that Unit 8200 specialises in cyber intelligence, and is known for its role in blackmailing and assassinating Palestinians, as stated in a Guardian report published in 2014.