Ken McCallum
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Glasgow |
| United Kingdom | |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Agenc | Security Service (MI5) |
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| ID | 3466930 |
Ken McCallum Life story
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
... 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
... " 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
... 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
... " 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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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...
Security services warn over Chinese infiltration in politics
By Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondent
Westminster has been agog every since the revelation that a parliamentary researcher has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act, Under Suspicion of working as a Chinese agent.
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".
Not only do they want to influence " prominent parliamentarians from across the political landscape, " He Said , " but people much earlier in their careers in public life, gradually building a debt of obligation. "
A strong clue about what Mr McCallum was getting at came Last Weekend , with the revelation of the arrest.
The Times newspaper suggested another example of China attempting to influence those at the lower rungs of politics, claiming that.
The Story has not been denied by the Conservatives, with a spokesman saying that " when we receive credible information regarding security concerns over potential candidates we act upon them. "
The newspaper did not publish any details of the potential candidates in question, or how far through The Candidate selection process they progressed.
A senior source confirmed to The Bbc that that security services had occasionally warned the Conservative Party to " be careful" about individuals attempting to get on in politics.
But they said these warnings are rare, as well as typically being vague about the reasons for suspicion about The People concerned. The security services do not systematically " vet" Conservative candidates - instead any contact is proactive on their part.
Separately, The Bbc has been told that senior government officials have been warned not to discuss sensitive work in pubs around Parliament for fear that agents of hostile states are eavesdropping.
One individual said that they had been warned that in some packed establishments around Westminster " you just don't know who's there" and that gossip about politicians or officials " could be valuable in a Foreign Influence operation".
They said that the warnings were not about parliamentary researchers themselves being foreign agents, but that others nearby who appear to either be parliamentary staff or tourists might in fact be spies.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
