Friday, June 27, 2014

Britain's Spymaster To Step Down

John Sawers the head of M16 is seen attending an Intelligence and Security Committee hearing at Parliament, in this still image taken from video in London November 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/UK Parliament via REUTERS TV

MI6 Chief Sir John Sawers To Step Down -- The Guardian

Sawers, the first outsider to be appointed to the role in decades, has been in post since 2009

Sir John Sawers, the head of Britain's overseas intelligence agency MI6, is to stand down in November.

His departure comes after a turbulent year in which the three British intelligence services have been thrown into disarray by Edward Snowden's revelations about surveillance.

Of the three intelligence heads who gave evidence to the parliamentary intelligence committee in November which was dominated by the Snowden controversy, only one will be left – Andrew Parker, the director general of the domestic spy agency MI5.

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More News On MI6 Chief Sir John Sawers Stepping Down

British spymaster John Sawers, head of MI6, to step down -- Reuters
Spymaster sought: Britain's MI6 to appoint new boss as John Sawers steps down after 5 years -- FOX News/AP
Search for the new 'C' as MI6 chief steps down: Sir John Sawers to leave post in November after five years in charge -- Daily Mail
Real life 'M' Sir John Sawers stepping down as chief of MI6 -- The Independent
MI6: Sir John Sawers To Step Down As Spy Chief -- The Telegraph

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