Burnside dismisses call for double agent inquiry

Calls for a public inquiry into allegations about the use of double agents by military intelligence were dismissed today by an Ulster Unionist MP.

Calls for a public inquiry into allegations about the use of double agents by military intelligence were dismissed today by an Ulster Unionist MP.

South Antrim MP David Burnside said he did not believe the allegations about the activities of an IRA spy named Stakeknife justified an independent probe.

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