Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

Labour — Leeds South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 9 December 2025

Debate

Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Kenova

Contribution

The Intelligence and Security Committee may well wish to look at the Operation Kenova report and ask questions. The right hon. Gentleman put an important hypothetical point about the difficulty of balancing the considerations, but there is no doubt that the contributions that agents make are very important to protecting our national security and, as several Members have indicated to the House, were very, very important in the fight against those who were trying to destroy society in Northern Ireland and who were responsible for killing so many people during the course of the troubles.

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