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Westminster committee urges Government to formally name Stakeknife

The Army’s former spy within the IRA was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

Cost of Troubles cases ‘will financially cripple policing in NI’

Two former PSNI chief constables gave evidences to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Naming Stakeknife could attract more Catholics into police – Jon Boutcher

The agent was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

Evening Standard · Jan 14

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Concerns over possibility of Stakeknife suicide raised in 2003

An interim report from Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of agent Stakeknife.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material

The ruling could have implications for a number of Troubles deaths involving state secrecy.

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

MI5 has ‘blind spot’ over Northern Ireland Troubles, Boutcher says

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025

Late release of MI5 Stakeknife files a ‘significant failure’, report says

The final report of Operation Kenova said that MI5 had ‘earlier and greater knowledge’ of Stakeknife than it had at first stated.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

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MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report

Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of agency’s handling of double agent

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025

No direction for police to remove personal protection weapons – Boutcher

The PSNI Chief Constable addressed the monthly meeting of the Policing Board in Belfast.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

PSNI Chief Constable apologises to two solicitors following surveillance

Darragh Mackin and Peter Corrigan of Phoenix Law said privacy is not a price they should have to pay for doing their jobs.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Concern after review finds police in NI tried to identify journalists’ sources

Amnesty International has said the report ‘exposes a disturbing pattern of unlawful covert surveillance of journalists’.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

Report into police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to be published

The PSNI commissioned the independent review amid allegations of police spying on reporters, solicitors and NGOs in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

Legacy framework must include more funding for police – Boutcher

The PSNI Chief Constable said the force is currently spending £24 million a year on legacy investigations.

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2025

Police chief voices hope of agreement on dealing with legacy of NI’s Troubles

Jon Boutcher was speaking after attending a commemoration on the 50th anniversary of the killing of three members of the Miami Showband.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025

Will of man believed to be Stakeknife will not be made public, High Court rules

Freddie Scappaticci was believed to be Britain’s top agent inside the IRA, which he always denied before his death in 2023.

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

Murder victim’s brother welcomes apology personally delivered by police chief

Eugene Thompson’s brother Paul was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1994.

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025

Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the region as part of the annual festivities.

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

More than 100 officers were hurt in Northern Ireland riots – Boutcher

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the actions of his officers had saved lives during the first night of violence in Ballymena last month.

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Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

Officer recalls being rendered unconscious as she restrained man in west Belfast

Inspector Roisin Brown said she believes assaults on police are becoming more severe.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

PSNI ‘far more robust’ in response to attacks on officers, warns Jon Boutcher

The chief constable was highlighting high levels of assaults against officers across all areas of policing.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

Tough action needed to halt level of attacks on police in NI, federation warns

The Police Federation for Northern Ireland has launched the ‘Let Them Protect’ public campaign.

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Boutcher says Londonderry disorder is ‘blatant sectarian violence’

Fourteen officers were injured, some requiring hospital treatment, following a second night of unrest in the Nailors Row area of the city

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

Police attacked as unrest in Northern Ireland spreads to another town

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The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

‘Stop this violence’ plea as disorder continues in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s police chief said the victim’s family was ‘mortified’ by the disorder

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

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