Leo Long exposed as spy
- Title
- Leo Long exposed as spy
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 2 Nov 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:03:30
- Description
- Report on exposure of Leo Long as a spy in a confession to the Sunday Times. He passed information to spy Anthony Blunt, who in turn passed it to the Russians during the Second World War. Labour MP Dennis Canavan comments about immunity for spies. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Dennis Canavan
- Keywords
- Government; Margaret Thatcher; Parliament; UK; USSR; Sunday Times; Espionage; Anthony Blunt; Spies; Second World War (1939-1945); Intelligence service; Michael Havers; Leo Long
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