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MI5 has appointed its youngest-ever director general – but the intelligence agency has refused to reveal the spy chief’s age. Ken McCallum will become director general of the security service when he takes over the top job from Sir Andrew Parker next month. Mr McCallum, who led the investigation into the attempted assassination of former Russian agent … Read more
Ken McCallum has been appointed as the new director general of MI5, succeeding Sir Andrew Parker, who retires in April. McCallum, whose appointment was announced by interior minister Priti Patel, has worked for MI5 for almost 25 years. McCallum, a career spy led the response to the attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei … Read more
Former MI5 ‘child killer’ gets £60k after claiming his crime was sparked by PTSD he got from life as a spy Former British spy claims that he killed a child because he suffers from PTSD The convicted murderer blames MI5 and SIS for letting him undertake missions He claims he infiltrated al-Qaeda and was tortured … Read more
MI5 chiefs insist they are NOT keeping secrets from Priti Patel as whispering campaign against the Home Secretary gathers pace Spy chiefs rebutted allegations that they do not trust Home Secretary Priti Patel One official has claimed: ‘The spooks find her extremely difficult to deal with’ Another source said she ‘receives less classified information than … Read more