The head of MI6 tweets far more than any other head past or present, MPs say.
Concern about the growing media presence of British spies has been raised by MPs on the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee.
Agencies have used social media and interviews to explain their work and increase recruitment and diversity. The MPs also pointed to anonymised media interviews with lower-ranking employees, saying there had been "a clear step-change for the agencies, who have traditionally shied away from such exposure - particularly of junior staff".The committee, chaired by Julian Lewis MP, also revealed there had been tensions over the agencies' ability to meet deadlines when providing information to the parliamentary watchdog overseeing their work.
However, in a press notice accompanying the annual report, the committee said it had been reassured that the head of the intelligence agencies "appear to have recognised the need to address this situation and trusts that they will now take action to improve their responses".
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