Special Branch
Britishnoun
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Special Branch, which typically handles national security and intelligence in the U.K., “never bothered to prepare overseas trips,” relying instead on local security forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Haggarty was asked by defence barrister Michael Borrelli KC: "Was the reason you gave Special Branch James Smyth's name because you knew he was someone Special Branch was interested in?"
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023
Haggarty was a paid Special Branch informant for 13 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
He told the court that he told his Special Branch handlers about the plan as soon as he was made aware of it.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
White and African police and members of the Special Branch milled around, taking photographs, writing in notebooks, and trying unsuccessfully to intimidate the delegates.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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