MI5 had suspected that Nye Bevan, a committed socialist and one of the most prominent parliamentary critics of Winston Churchill and his wartime coalition, was a communist sympathiser.
Nye Bevan, who died in 1960, is credited with founding the state-funded NHS in 1948.
Why British Agency MI5 Spied Their Own Health Service Founder For Decades
Oct 22, 2026 | 2:26 AM
