London - Allegations of "illegal activities" by MI6 were handed over yesterday to the government's official lawyer, on behalf of a former MI6 agent making the accusations.
A lawyer for the renegade spy, Mr Richard Tomlinson, who fled Britain earlier this year, said he hoped the move would prompt the government to set up a full investigation. The allegations will also be passed to a parliamentary committee. At the weekend the Sunday Times reported that Mr Tomlinson alleged that British intelligence planted a "mole" in the Bundesbank, the German central bank, to pass on information about the German economy.