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'''Raymond Llewellyn Mawby''' (6 February 1922<ref> |
'''Raymond Llewellyn Mawby''' (6 February 1922<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Raymond Mawby |work=[[The Times]] |issue=63766 |date=24 July 1990 |page=14}}</ref> – 22 July 1990) was a British [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and a junior Minister, who was in the pay of [[Vojenské zpravodajství|2nd Directorate of the General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army]], the [[military intelligence]] service of the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9361396/Tory-minister-spied-for-Communists-in-the-House-of-Commons.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Richard | last=Alleyne | title=Tory minister spied for Communists in the House of Commons | date=28 June 2012}}</ref> |
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==Early life and political career== |
==Early life and political career== |
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Mawby was a [[Rugby (borough)|Rugby Borough]] councillor in 1952. In 1954 he was present in a delegation to Cairo when [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] gained power in a coup, and was the first foreign politician to officially meet him. |
Mawby was a [[Rugby (borough)|Rugby Borough]] councillor in 1952. In 1954 he was present in a delegation to Cairo when [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] gained power in a coup, and was the first foreign politician to officially meet him. |
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He became [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]] in 1955, and was assistant [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] from 1963 to 1964. Mawby actively campaigned against legalising male homosexual acts.<ref> |
He became [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]] in 1955, and was assistant [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] from 1963 to 1964. Mawby actively campaigned against legalising male homosexual acts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/gay_rights/12008.shtml |title=Late Night Lineup: Man Alive |date=14 June 1967 |website=BBC Archive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422100135/https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/gay_rights/12008.shtml |archivedate=22 April 2019}}</ref> His constituency was abolished in 1983 and he failed to win selection in either of its successor seats, [[South Hams (UK Parliament constituency)|South Hams]] and [[Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Teignbridge]]. |
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=="Laval"== |
=="Laval"== |
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Following access by the [[BBC]] to previously secret files held by the current [[Czech Republic]] security services, it was revealed on 28 June 2012 that Mawby, who was given the code name "Laval", had spied for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic during the [[Cold War]]. He received [[Pound sterling|£]]100 ( |
Following access by the [[BBC]] to previously secret files held by the current [[Czech Republic]] security services, it was revealed on 28 June 2012 that Mawby, who was given the code name "Laval", had spied for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic during the [[Cold War]]. He received [[Pound sterling|£]]100 ({{Inflation|UK|100|1962|r=-1|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}) per nugget of information, and even signed a receipt for one payment.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18622850 | work=BBC News | title=Ray Mawby: Ministers to seek other side of story about 'spy' | date=28 June 2012}}</ref> He handed over handwritten floor plans of the Prime Minister's office in the House of Commons, and details of who provided security at the office. He also promised to ask questions in the House on behalf of his paymasters. |
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During the decade that Mawby supplied information he handed over lists of parliamentary committees, and details about his fellow politicians, including a supposedly confidential parliamentary investigation into a Conservative peer. Meetings sometimes took place three or four times in a month, although this greatly decreased by the end of the 1960s, and ended completely in November 1971. |
During the decade that Mawby supplied information he handed over lists of parliamentary committees, and details about his fellow politicians, including a supposedly confidential parliamentary investigation into a Conservative peer. Meetings sometimes took place three or four times in a month, although this greatly decreased by the end of the 1960s, and ended completely in November 1971. |
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There is no indication in [[MI5]]'s authorised history that they knew of Mawby's spying activities, and he is the only Conservative MP known to have spied for a Communist government.<ref>{{cite news | url= |
There is no indication in [[MI5]]'s authorised history that they knew of Mawby's spying activities, and he is the only Conservative MP known to have spied for a Communist government.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18617168 | title=Tory MP Raymond Mawby sold information to Czech spies | first=Gordon |last=Corera | work=BBC News | date=28 June 2012 | accessdate=2012-06-28}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 13 February 2023
Raymond Llewellyn Mawby (6 February 1922[1] – 22 July 1990) was a British Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party and a junior Minister, who was in the pay of 2nd Directorate of the General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army, the military intelligence service of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.[2]
Early life and political career
[edit]Mawby was educated at Long Lawford school. He worked as an electrician, and entered politics through his involvement with trade unionism. He was an official in the Rugby branch of the Electrical Trades Union and became the first president of the Conservative Trade Unionists' national advisory committee.
Mawby was a Rugby Borough councillor in 1952. In 1954 he was present in a delegation to Cairo when Gamal Abdel Nasser gained power in a coup, and was the first foreign politician to officially meet him.
He became Member of Parliament for Totnes in 1955, and was assistant Postmaster General from 1963 to 1964. Mawby actively campaigned against legalising male homosexual acts.[3] His constituency was abolished in 1983 and he failed to win selection in either of its successor seats, South Hams and Teignbridge.
"Laval"
[edit]Following access by the BBC to previously secret files held by the current Czech Republic security services, it was revealed on 28 June 2012 that Mawby, who was given the code name "Laval", had spied for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic during the Cold War. He received £100 (equivalent to £2,690 in 2023) per nugget of information, and even signed a receipt for one payment.[4] He handed over handwritten floor plans of the Prime Minister's office in the House of Commons, and details of who provided security at the office. He also promised to ask questions in the House on behalf of his paymasters.
During the decade that Mawby supplied information he handed over lists of parliamentary committees, and details about his fellow politicians, including a supposedly confidential parliamentary investigation into a Conservative peer. Meetings sometimes took place three or four times in a month, although this greatly decreased by the end of the 1960s, and ended completely in November 1971.
There is no indication in MI5's authorised history that they knew of Mawby's spying activities, and he is the only Conservative MP known to have spied for a Communist government.[5]
See also
[edit]References and sources
[edit]- References
- ^ "Obituary: Raymond Mawby". The Times. No. 63766. 24 July 1990. p. 14.
- ^ Alleyne, Richard (28 June 2012). "Tory minister spied for Communists in the House of Commons". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "Late Night Lineup: Man Alive". BBC Archive. 14 June 1967. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Ray Mawby: Ministers to seek other side of story about 'spy'". BBC News. 28 June 2012.
- ^ Corera, Gordon (28 June 2012). "Tory MP Raymond Mawby sold information to Czech spies". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
[edit]- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ray Mawby
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- 1922 births
- 1990 deaths
- British people accused of spying for Czechoslovakia (1945–1989)
- British trade unionists
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Councillors in Warwickshire
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- UK MPs 1959–1964
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Totnes
- Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964