Ken McCallum appointed new MI5 boss

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Ken McCallum, who led counter terrorism investigations during London 2012 Olympics, becomes new MI5 boss

Originally from Glasgow, Mr McCallum spent his first years at MI5 focusing on Northern Ireland-related terrorism, and later specialised in countering Islamist extremist terrorism.

Sir Andrew Parker said he is"the right person to take MI5 forward" as the country"deals with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic". Running MI5 is a challenging job at any time - with the responsibility of working out which threats to prioritise and how to avoid being outpaced by technology. But McCallum will also have to wrestle with new issues.

 

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Deffo got a camera in those spectacles.

I bet those glasses have x-ray vision and lasers

That’s not the most flattering picture. He looks like the type of person you’d tell your children to avoid.

Congratulation

What big ears you have..all the better to snoop on you.

He looks like Goves love child.

Feeling very old, he looks about 20.

richardosman

Feel we have seen him before?

Makes my job in marketing feel a bit tame

Is than an e-fit?

Didnt do very well did he.

Did somebody say 'Skripal'? Hit it!

Aren’t these sorts of things meant to be kept secret?

So secretive....

If any relation to David McCallum, hero of my youth, Ken has my vote!

Big Rangers fan allegedly.

SSSHHH!! YouDidntSeeThis

We need someone who is tough like Ken McCallum.

Sssshhh! Don't tell anyone!

That's the guy!

And there’s me Thinking it was a secret squirrel organisation.

Does that make him the new M? Sorry. Bernard Lee owned that job.

My name is Michael Caine

Does he have the Russia Report?

Careful, Priti Patel will be hunting him down!

Best of luck.

Always has one eye above the law and one eye below the Law

Well I suppose you only need to keep one eye on the terrorists

Congratulations richardosman on your new role 👏🏻

I assume Patel will have him straight on to fighting counter terrorism.

The thing about high profile jobs, is there’s always someone watching and waiting for them to screw up? Big brother is watching us, but they are also being watched ...

He is terrifying!

Shhhh! Now everyone will know!!

Wasn't his Uncle David also in the spy business?

Great,eyes at different ends of his face ...wonder if he’s got a couple behind his back ..?

Ssshhh it’s a secret

007 🧐

Manners maketh man

Jeff Goldblum! Haha

connordoner this shall be of interest to you good sir.

Ear this sounds interesting

Well there goes that secret

those lips. something funky going on here

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