Politics · 11 September 2026

MI5 chief says Britain faces greater danger than in 2001

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Sir Ken McCallum, writing in the Independent on Friday for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, said the UK now faces state threats such as Russia and China alongside enduring mass-casualty terrorism. He called security a "shared national endeavour" and warned the next strategic shock may already be forming somewhere agencies are not looking. Al-Qaeda's capabilities are a "fraction" of 2001 levels, he said, but the ambition remains.

By BriefTea Editorial · 11 September 2026 at 11:37

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