Undercover MI5 agents broke the law to foil a plot to assassinate Theresa May, the Home Office has revealed as it plans to set out new laws to give spies legal protection as they try to protect Britain. New laws expected to be unveiled this week are set to give undercover spies legal protection to commit crimes as the UK's head of counter-terrorism, Neil Basu, warned children as young as 13 are plotting attacks. AdvertisementRahman was caught out online after undercover agents posed as an ISIS leader online to find out his plans. The law is expected to create a legal framework to authorise crime by agents, including those from the MI5, working on covert missions. It will not limit the types of crimes an operative can commit, but it is not known how far the protection will cover.

Source: Daily Mail September 23, 2020 19:03 UTC