"By naming Stakeknife, the government can send a strong signal that agents who cross a line will not receive the protection ...

Prince Charles has paid an emotional tribute to Lord Louis Mountbatten, slain 36 years ago by the Irish Republican Army, as ...

There is growing pressure on the government to formally name an MI5 spy who operated at the heart of the IRA for decades. Freddie Scappaticci, known by his codename “Stakeknife”, was outed in an ...

After 35 years of deadly brutality, the Irish Republican Army has pledged to renounce violence and pursue independence from Britain by peaceful means -- and this time Britain is taking it seriously.

However, Alex Burghart said there may be reasons for the Government to go further than its policy of Neither Confirm Nor Deny (NCND) in regard to officially confirming the identity of the agent ...