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Boris Johnson has been criticised over “failing to appoint” a new security minister, with Labour suggesting the arrest of a British man in Berlin accused of spying for Russia is collateral damage for the delay.
The post has been vacant for more than a month after Tory MP James Brokenshire announced his resignation on 7 July, stepping down to focus on his cancer recovery.
“Following today’s events, it raises questions about who in government is overseeing the most serious task of keeping the British public safe and secure,” shadow security minister Conor McGinn said today: “This is just the latest security lapse from a prime minister and government that can’t be trusted with national security.”
It comes after prosecutors said an employee at Germany’s British embassy – who is due to appear before a judge on Wednesday – was arrested on suspicion of being a spy. The man, a 57-year-old British national named only as David S, was detained on Tuesday following a joint investigation by…
