Special Branch
In 2002, the BBC uncovered that Gormley had worked for Special Branch (a Government National Security agency, part of the police force) by passing on information on extremism within his own union. A former Special Branch officer made this allegation and said that Gormley "loved his country. He was a patriot and he was very wary and worried about the growth of militancy within his own union". The BBC claimed, "Special Branch was talking to more than 20 senior trades union leaders during the early 1970s".
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