Labour MP 'was spy for Czechs during Cold War' according to intelligence files

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Labour MP 'was spy for Czechs during Cold War' according to intelligence files
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A SENIOR Labour MP was last night accused of being a spy who handed defence secrets to an enemy state. Ex-minister Geoffrey Robinson passed details of our nuclear deterrent during the Cold War, acc…

The documents say he was given the codename Karko and passed the Czechs 87 pieces of intelligence between 1966 and 1969.briefing notes, it is claimed.

He is also said to have taken gifts worth £12,000 at today’s prices, including Harrods vouchers, wine and a gallon of whisky. Czech intelligence described Mr Robinson, who declared himself a “Leninist” as one of their “most productive sources” in the UK.Ministers threaten to 'bring down the Government' to stop Boris becoming PMTheresa May to offer MPs 'multiple choice' option over Brexit to push exit dealSUNK BY FALSE CLAIMThe documents, held in an official Prague archive, claim he acknowledged at the time he “was involved in espionage” and would be “sent to prison” if caught.

On Saturday night his lawyers, denied wrongdoing: “At no time did he ever pass confidential government documents or information to any foreign agent and he did not have access to such material.Jeremy Corbyn says links to Czech spy ‘not an embarrassment’Mr Robinson is still serving as an MP under Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party

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