Aneurin 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…
The Guardian reports that 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 tame”, according to official files released to the public.
Bevan came to MI5’s attention in the 1930s over concerns about his links with known communists, papers released to the National Archives show.
This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Aneurin Bevan, National Archives and Welsh Labour.
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