After a bit of questioning and a request through the Yahoo group of Britsh_insects, I got an ID of this weird beast. It is the nymph of the Ant Damsel Bug Aptus mirmicoides, a predatory insect which has ant-like young, though the adults look like 'normal' bugs.

The nymph of the aptly-named Ant Damsel Bug, Peterborough, 17.7.04.
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