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The role of the covert agent
There has been a lot of focus this year on government surveillance and the bulk collection of data about us, but as part of her guest-edited programme, Eliza Manningham-Buller wanted to give us an insight into the covert agents working within communities and the role they play in intelligence.
Our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Affairs correspondent June Kelly interviewed a community informer, whose answers have been re-voiced by an actor to protect his identity.
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