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Of the countless people who provided intelligence to help the British state fight terrorism during the Troubles in Northern Ireland (1968-98), Agent Stakeknife was the best known. He had a reputation for having been involved in the most violent offences as a member of the IRA while simultaneously providing the…

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

It also details how the Army’s agent in the IRA was handed tens of thousands of pounds.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn insisted that identifying agents risks ‘jeopardising’ national security,

Official investigation strongly criticised how the UK's intelligence agency MI5 handled the double agent during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Agent who ‘committed grotesque, serious crime’ is widely believed to have been Freddie Scappaticci, who died in 2023

Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of agency’s handling of double agent

Intelligence handlers took Stakeknife agent out of Northern Ireland for a holiday when they knew he was wanted by police for murder, damning report finds

Kenova chief Sir Iain Livingstone was speaking as the final report into the operation was published.