Lady Ramsay of Cartvale obituary
MI6 spy on the ‘Moscow watch’ who was involved in the audacious escape of the double agent Oleg Gordievsky
TL;DR
- Meta Ramsay was a high-ranking, unacknowledged officer in MI6 for 22 years, retiring in 1991.
- She faced significant misogyny within the service, which she believed hindered her career progression.
- Ramsay was involved in significant intelligence operations, including the exfiltration of double agent Oleg Gordievsky.
- She later became a Labour peer and was actively involved in politics, serving in the House of Lords.
- She played a key role in the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and spoke out against antisemitism.