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Kenneth Douglas McCallum is a British intelligence officer who has been serving as the Director General of MI5 since 2017.

MI5 head warns of 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage

MI5 head warns of 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage
Oct 18,2023 12:21 am

... Ken Mccallum was speaking to the BBC at an unprecedented public appearance of the security chiefs of the Five Eyes alliance in California...

MI5 fears Israel-Gaza war could fuel radicalisation

MI5 fears Israel-Gaza war could fuel radicalisation
Oct 17,2023 4:31 pm

... " One of the things that concerns me most right now, is to understand quite what the shape of the UK impact will be, " Ken Mccallum said in an interview...

Security services warn over Chinese infiltration in politics

Security services warn over Chinese infiltration in politics
Sep 13,2023 8:21 am

... But should parliamentarians have been surprised? When Ken Mccallum, the head of MI5, he warned that the Chinese Communist Party is " playing the long game"...

‘Chinese spy' targeted thousands over LinkedIn

‘Chinese spy' targeted thousands over LinkedIn
Aug 23,2023 3:00 pm

... " Malicious profiles" are being used on " an industrial scale" said the security service s head, Ken Mccallum...

Manchester Arena attack: Saffie Roussos' father plans to sue MI5

Manchester Arena attack: Saffie Roussos' father plans to sue MI5
Mar 5,2023 9:30 am

... In a rare public statement, MI5 director-general Ken Mccallum said: " I am profoundly sorry that MI5 did not prevent the attack...

Manchester Arena bomb inquiry finds MI5 missed significant chance

Manchester Arena bomb inquiry finds MI5 missed significant chance
Mar 2,2023 12:40 pm

... MI5 director-general Ken Mccallum said he was " profoundly sorry" the security service " did not prevent the attack"...

Iran protests: Armed Met Police guard Iranian journalists facing death threats

Iran protests: Armed Met Police guard Iranian journalists facing death threats
Nov 25,2022 12:11 pm

... Not only are the protests significantly more widespread, but the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, the real power behind the regime, " Iran projects threat to the UK directly, through its aggressive intelligence services, " says Ken Mccallum, the director-general of MI5, the UK security service...

Iran spreading 'bloodshed and destruction', says foreign secretary

Iran spreading 'bloodshed and destruction', says foreign secretary
Nov 18,2022 5:51 pm

... On Wednesday, Ken Mccallum, the director general of MI5, revealed Iranian intelligence agents had been targeting people in the UK who they regard as enemies of the regime...

Manchester Arena attack: Saffie Roussos' father plans to sue MI5

Nov 16,2022 9:41 am

By Rumeana Jahangir & PA MediaBBC News

The father of the youngest victim in the Manchester Arena attack has said he intends to sue MI5.

The Head of the security agency said it was That it did not prevent The Suicide bombing which killed 22 people in 2017.

The Apology followed a public inquiry which found MI5 Missed Opportunities to stop the attacker Salman Abedi .

Andrew Roussos, whose daughter Saffie was killed, told Times Radio That " MI5 have, for me, most of the blame".

He Said families of some of The Other victims had indicated They might join him in legal action.

Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds were injured when Abedi detonated his device after an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017.

Speaking about The Plan to sue MI5, Mr Roussos told Times Radio: " It's the only way to learn, everybody learns by hitting them hard in the pocket, I Am sorry to say.

" At 2017 we were at the highest alert and everybody was warned of an attack in This Country and MI5 who their sole Job - They are well-funded and well-equipped - had 22 pieces of information about Salman Abedi .

" So if They would have learnt lessons They wouldn't have allowed Abedi to walk into That arena.

" So yes MI5 have, for me, most of the blame. "

On Thursday, inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders said intelligence could have led to Manchester-born Abedi being followed to The Car where he stored explosives, which were then moved to a flat to assemble The Bomb .

He Said That , if MI5 had acted on The Intelligence received, the 22-year-old could also have been stopped at Manchester Airport on his return from Libya four days before The Attack .

In a rare public statement, MI5 director-general Ken Mccallum said: " I Am profoundly sorry That MI5 did not prevent The Attack . "

He added " had we managed to seize the Slim Chance we had, those impacted might not have experienced such appalling loss and trauma".

Mr Roussos said Abedi " should not have made it to That arena That Night , there were too many Missed Opportunities ".

He described his eight-year-old daughter as a " human magnet full of love" adding That he " can't accept apologies for losing Saffie, I want Saffie back in My Life and I can't have That .

" If you want to make an apology something meaningful, apologise from Day One - That would mean a lot More Than waiting for an inquiry to see if you are - in any way, shape or form - to blame for this attack. "

His solicitors at Broudie Jackson Canter are looking at a possible High Court claim based on the Human Rights Act, which protects The Right to life.

Following Thursday's publication of the third and final report from The Inquiry , MI5 said it had made More Than 100 improvements since The Attack .

It followed two reports, published in and, which were highly critical of the private companies and public authorities involved with The Arena and The Emergency response.

BBC Radio Manchester reporter Mat Trewern has examined The Final report which

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