A 66-year-old man who “dreamt about being like James Bond” has been jailed for seven years after he was convicted of trying to spy for what he believed to be Russian intelligence service agents.
Howard Phillips, from Harlow, Essex, intended to help two apparent Russian agents called “Sasha” and “Dima”, including by passing on personal information about former defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps, helping with travel logistics and booking hotels.
