Britain's MI5 spied on NHS founder Bevan, secret documents show

Straits Times21 October 2026, 23:11 UTCUnited Kingdom

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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