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MI5 confirms Ken McCallum as head, while the Home Office releases statistics on Prevent referrals and a Conservative shadow minister speaks on policy.

Steady: 1 in the last 7 days Updated oct 14

The latest in this situation

  1. MI5 warns against Chinese intelligence links alongside ongoing Iranian plot in Manchester.
  2. MI5 arrested individuals in a counter-Iran operation targeting British Jewish communities.
  3. Update on the plot: unlikely to involve Russia, suspicions point to Iran.
  4. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warns about evolving national security threats.
  5. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum confirms MI5 is dealing with a plot against the Manchester Jewish community and references 9/11 attacks in New York.

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9 reports, 5 independent, last reported Oct 13. The briefing below covers this first event.

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MI5 confirms Ken McCallum as head, while the Home Office releases statistics on Prevent referrals and a Conservative shadow minister speaks on policy.

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  1. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum confirms MI5 is dealing with a plot against the Manchester Jewish community and references 9/11 attacks in New York.Sub-event
  2. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warns about evolving national security threats.1 source
  3. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum and the CIA Director met with David Kilcullen to discuss policy concepts.Sub-event
  4. MI5 leadership confirmed and Home Office releases statistics on Prevent referrals.1 source

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