Findings of report into agent Stakeknife due to be published

A major report into the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles will be published later.

The interim findings of Operation Kenova will be revealed after an investigation lasting seven years and costing approximately £40 million.

Kenova has probed the activities of the agent Stakeknife within the Provisional IRA.

Stakeknife was part of the terror group’s internal security unit and Kenova examined crimes such as murder and torture, and the role played by the security services, including MI5.

The PA news agency understands the 200-page report will call for apologies from the UK Government and the IRA to bereaved families and surviving victims.

It is also expected to call for a review into the UK Government policy of neither confirming nor denying sensitive information relating to intelligence issues.