BORIS Johnson is set to hand MI5 more powers after the publication of the Russia report. The Prime Minister is planning to push ahead with new counter-espionage legislation to make Britain a “harde…
, 36, were exposed to a nerve agent and fell gravely ill after having a pizza lunch in Salisbury on Sunday, March 4, 2018.
Yesterday's long-awaited report had demanded new legislation to crack down on foreign spies, and accused the Government of being slow to act. "We therefore question whether the Government took its eye off the ball because of its focus on counter-terrorism: it was the opinion of the Committee that until recently the Government had badly underestimated the response required to the Russian threat –and is still playing catch up."
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