Coles was unexpectedly exposed by his famous brother, who wrote in his 2014 autobiography: “My older brother Andy brought his own drama with him.
“He had joined Special Branch and was undercover, living a double life, infiltrated into some sinister organisation while his wife and baby daughter made do with unpredictable visits.”
Coles was confirmed to be Andy Davey, or operative HN2, at the UCPI in 2018.
Does he regret his brother writing those words?
“It would have been easier had he not, but I hold no ill will; he’s my brother and I love him deeply, so it is not an issue for me,” Coles says.
The revelation was harder for Jessica, then in the process of setting up a business and art studio.
“My whole world came to a crashing halt,” she says.
“They created this person, and they deployed him into my life, and my bed. It’s a massive violation. It was like being raped by the state.
“He was spying on my parents, my friends. And for what? I was a hunt saboteur. I don’t have a criminal record… and all these officers were just looking at people for rescuing chickens.”
