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
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
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
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
An ex-MI6 chief today backed barring Huawei from the UK’s 5G network as the government faces Tory demands to phase the Chinese firm’s technology out of telecoms infrastructure altogether. Sir John Sawers, who previously endorsed Huawei’s involvement, said US sanctions would affect its ability to provide secure equipment. The intervention came amid growing signs that … Read more
China concealed coronavirus from the West and is ‘evading’ blame for the pandemic, a former head of MI6 said today. Sir John Sawers said Beijing was not honest when the disease first surfaced and faced ‘anger’ from the international community. He also insisted the World Health Organisation (WHO) faced ‘serious questions’ for failing to scrutinise … Read more