A former MI6 chief has revealed his shock at not being consulted about the decision to introduce Huawei technology in Britain. Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said he and other members of the security services were ‘intensely shocked’ when they heard that the original Huawei deal went through. BT notified … Read more
Islamic State ‘is plotting Christmas terror attacks in UK and Europe’ for publication of Prophet Mohammed cartoons in France, ex-MI6 spy warns as Macron announces plans to close 80 ‘extremist’ mosques Islamic State is plotting Christmas terror attacks across Europe, ex-MI6 spy says Aimen Dean said plots were being hatched by Isis cells in Syria … Read more
‘Leaving the EU is BAD for our national security’: Former MI6 boss Sir John Scarlett says UK will have to cope with reduced intelligence on Islamic terror suspects after Brexit Sir John Scarlett said there would be ‘capability loss’ when Brexit transition ends Limited data sharing may weaken ability to ‘respond to the Islamic jihadi … Read more
Ex-MI6 agent, 73, ‘spied for China’: Former British diplomat and European Commission official is probed over claims he gave information to Beijing Fraser Cameron, 73, has said that the allegations against him were ‘ridiculous’ It is alleged that he was paid by China to supply information on EU institutions An investigation into this by federal … Read more
Russian businessman tells High Court that ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele harmed his reputation by claiming he was involved in Moscow hack on Democrats in ‘dodgy’ dossier that linked Putin and Trump Aleksej Gubarev is suing the former MI6 operative Christopher Steele in London Mr Steele’s intelligence report alleged ties between Trump’s and the Kremlin Lawyers … Read more
Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove urges ‘reset of whole relationship’ with China amid claims Huawei is pushing Boris Johnson not to ditch its technology from the UK’s telecoms network until AFTER the next election in 2024 Boris Johnson is expected to U-turn on allowing Huawei role in 5G network Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove urged ‘reset of … Read more
Donald Trump has called for the extradition of a former MI6 agent who was behind a controversial dossier about his alleged links to Russia. Christopher Steele, now a director of Orbis Business Intelligence, was responsible for the ‘dirty dossier’ published in 2016 that alleged Russian influence over President Trump. The Steele Dossier contained allegations of … Read more