MI5 monitored politician behind NHS for two decades, newly-released files show
3 sources·Updated October 22, 2026
MI5 NHS monitoring
Covered by 3 sources
- BBC Health·3h agoMI5 spied on Nye Bevan for more than 20 years, newly released files show
He came to its attention in the 1930s when he was considered a left-wing firebrand.
Read at BBC Health → - Guardian UK·14h agoAneurin Bevan’s personal security file was ‘remarkably tame’ – National Archives
Some in UK’s security services questioned why Welsh Labour firebrand was of interest Aneurin “Nye” Bevan, the Welsh Labour firebrand who spearheaded the creation of the NHS, was monitored by security services for more than two decades, though his personal file was “remarkably…
Read at Guardian UK → - The Independent·14h agoMI5 monitored politician behind NHS for two decades, newly-released files show
Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan first came to the attention of the security service in the 1930s amid concern about his links with prominent communists
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