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Tristan Kirk

BBC banned from naming ‘dangerous extremist and misogynist’ as MI5 source

MI5 building (Anthony Devlin/PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

The BBC has been blocked from naming a “dangerous extremist” suspected of supplying information to MI5 who allegedly physically and emotionally abused two female partners.

The broadcaster fought a High Court battle against Attorney General Suella Braverman over the story, insisting it is in the public interest to identify the Secret Service’s source.

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