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MI5

[em-ahy-fahyv]

noun

  1. the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.



MI5

abbreviation

  1. Military Intelligence, section five; a former official and present-day popular name for the counterintelligence agency of the British Government

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of MI51

M(ilitary) I(ntelligence, Section) 5
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Hook: MI5’s island of misfit spies.

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Infighting: Oscar nominee Kristin Scott Thomas, as MI5’s “Second Desk” deputy director Diana Taverner, constantly undermines Lamb in order to bolster her own power.

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A victim of abuse at Kincora Boys' Home has received an undisclosed settlement after claims a paedophile housemaster was protected from being prosecuted due to being an MI5 agent.

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It was alleged that Royal Ulster Constabulary officers were prevented from investigating McGrath due to his role as an MI5 agent.

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Ms Metreweli, who studied anthropology at the University of Cambridge, has previously held director level roles in MI5 - MI6's sister, domestic security agency - and spent most of her career working in the Middle East and Europe.

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