Don’t test us, MI6 boss warns Russia

Head of MI6 warns Russia and other hostile countries not to ‘try subverting our way of life’ as he vows to catch Putin’s cyber-hackers by hiring tech-savvy young recruits

  • MI6 chief Alex Younger will warn Russia not to test Britain’s determination 
  • He will give a rare public speech today at St Andrews University, his alma mater  
  • Mr Younger will also invite recruits to intelligence and claim MI6 needs diversity

The head of MI6 will today warn Russia and others ‘intent on subverting our way of life’ not to underestimate Britain.

In a rare public speech, Alex Younger will say agencies are developing a new type of espionage which takes into account rising cyber threats. 

The head of the foreign intelligence service will issue a stern warning to potential foreign enemies not to test ‘our determination and our capabilities’.

Alex Younger, the head of MI6, will today warn Russia and others ‘intent on subverting our way of life’ not to underestimate Britain

The talk, to students at St Andrews University, his alma mater, is only the second Mr Younger has given in public during his four years in the post. 

He will invite new recruits, saying MI6 needs diversity. 

Mr Younger will also say that Britain’s response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack, including the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats, was designed to attach a cost to ‘malign behaviour’.

Mr Younger will say that Britain’s response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack,was designed to attach a cost to ‘malign behaviour’ (pictured Salisbury Cathedral)

Mr Younger will say that Britain’s response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack,was designed to attach a cost to ‘malign behaviour’ (pictured Salisbury Cathedral)

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