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PM Orders MI5 Review After Neo-Nazi Informant Scandal

12/20/2025

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ordered a review of MI5's handling of the neo-Nazi informant known as Agent X after revelations of false evidence presented to three courts.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir Brian Leveson is overseeing the inquiry.
The inquiry has uncovered new material years after the case began.
A report is expected by March.
The BBC previously exposed MI5's lies regarding Agent X's identity during a 2022 investigation.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ordered a review of MI5's handling of the neo-Nazi informant known as Agent X after revelations of false evidence presented to three courts.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir Brian Leveson is overseeing the inquiry.
The inquiry has uncovered new material years after the case began.
A report is expected by March.
The BBC previously exposed MI5's lies regarding Agent X's identity during a 2022 investigation.