The United Kingdom\u2019s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, is getting its first female chief.<\/p>\n
The U.K. government announced Sunday<\/a> that Blaise Metreweli was appointed to the position \u201cat a time when the United Kingdom faces increased threats from our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n Metreweli oversees technology and innovation in her current role as director general of \u201cQ\u201d at MI6, the government added.<\/p>\n \u201cThe historic appointment of Blaise Metreweli comes at a time when the work of our intelligence services has never been more vital,\u201d Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in the statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United Kingdom is facing threats on an unprecedented scale \u2013 be it aggressors who send their spy ships to our waters or hackers whose sophisticated cyber plots seek to disrupt our public services,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n In a post on the social platform X, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Monday he was<\/a> \u201cDelighted to appoint the next Chief of MI6.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAt a time of global instability and emerging security threats, our intelligence services work behind the scenes every day to keep us secure,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWith Blaise Metreweli, our national security is in safe hands.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The United Kingdom\u2019s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, is getting its first female chief. The U.K. government announced Sunday that Blaise Metreweli was appointed to the position \u201cat a time when<\/p>\n