British Ex-Spy Chief: Brexit Leaves UK Vulnerable to Attack

Brexit could leave Britain more vulnerable to attacks like the nerve-agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Salisbury, a former head of the U.K.'s overseas intelligence service said Friday. “I don't believe Russia would have used a nerve agent on the streets of an American or German city” because the consequences would be too great, John Sawers, who led MI6 between 2009 and 2014, said. Sawers was speaking at an event in Salisbury, southwest England, where ex-spy Sergei Skripal...

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