Death Announced Of Former Mi5 Dg Dame Stella Rimingto
MI5JUL 2025
The government's harsh reaction to Rimington's memoir revealed institutional resistance to transparency, with officials attempting damage control and even considering her arrest. Her exclusion from receiving a peerage, unlike her successor, suggests official displeasure with her post-retirement activities. The controversy surrounding her book publication demonstrated the limits of the openness she had championed.
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