Miw Five Spied On NHS Founder Bevan

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1. 21 Oct

   LONDON, Oct 22 - British spies monitored Nye Bevan, the much lauded architect of the National Health Service, for three decades because of his links to the Communist Party and criticism of Britain's government in World War Two, newly released papers show.

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• 21 Oct 'Father of the NHS' and Labour icon Nye Bevan was monitored by MI5 for decades for signs of Soviet sympathies while leaders feared party was riddled with Communists, secret files showNye Bevan, the founder of the National Health Service and a prominent Labour politician, was monitored by MI5 for over two decades due to suspicions of Soviet sympathies. The surveillance began in the 1930s when Bevan was seen as a left-wing backbencher with ties to communists, and continued until at least 1954 despite his public anti-Soviet remarks. Additionally, the article details how another Labour MP, William…Daily Mail
• 21 Oct Aneurin Bevan’s personal security file was ‘remarkably tame’ – National ArchivesAneurin Bevan’s security file, released by the National Archives, reveals that he was monitored by British intelligence services for over two decades starting in 1933 due to concerns about his communist affiliations. Despite initial worries and a brief investigation into his friendship with convicted Russian spy Wilfred Macartney, MI5 found little evidence of Bevan’s involvement in subversive activities after the…The Guardian
• 21 Oct Britain's MI5 spied on NHS founder Bevan, secret documents showSecret documents from the National Archives reveal that British intelligence agency MI5 monitored Nye Bevan, the founder of the National Health Service, from 1933 until his death in 1960 due to suspicions about his communist affiliations and criticism of wartime policies. Despite surveillance spanning three decades, MI5 concluded there was no substantial evidence linking Bevan to communist activities beyond…The Straits Times

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