M16 denies assassination claim

THE former head of Britain’s MI6 today sought finally to draw a line under two notorious claims that rogue elements within the intelligence services have plotted to assassinate high-profile political figures.

In the unlikely setting of the Diana, Princess of Wales inquest, Richard Dearlove said it just would not happen in line with the guiding principle that assassination plays no part in Her Majesty’s secret services.

Both claims have come from renegade former British agents.