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‘I am utterly shattered by the revelations in the book. The consequences of publication would be enormous,’ the then PM wrote in a handwritten note

Files seen for the first time detail how her 1980s Government worked feverishly in private to close every loophole the MI5 memoir could slip through.

Peter Wright caused a sensation in the 1980s, with his lurid allegations.

The papers, made public for the first time after nearly four decades, tell how pressure was put on the Speaker to stop debate among MPs.

National Archives papers show prime minister tried in vain to avoid inquiry over Peter Wright’s memoirs

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