Libyan spies given secret data by MI5

The details of some of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s opponents who had fled to Britain were given to Libyan spies by MI5, according to reports.

Documents uncovered from archives in Libya reveal that agents for the British Secret Service supplied the confidential information to Gaddafi’s intelligence officers, according to a Sunday newspaper.

It is claimed that in 2006 two Libyan agents were greeted at Heathrow Airport and given a safehouse in Knightsbridge and secure mobile phones.

It was revealed on Wednesday that Libyan military commander Abdel Hakim Belhadjm, 45, is taking legal action against Jack Straw following allegations that the former foreign secretary personally permitted his illegal rendition.

Lawyers confirmed legal papers had been served on the Labour MP after reports suggested he had signed documents that allowed the rebel to be sent back to his homeland in 2004.