U.K. Must Strengthen Intelligence Sharing With Europe Before Brexit

MI5 boss says improved cooperation is needed to foil Islamic State plots and counter Russian attempts to undermine Western democracies

LONDON—The U.K. must strengthen intelligence-sharing with other European countries even after it leaves the European Union, said the head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, citing the continued threat of Islamic terror plots both on the Continent and in the U.K.

Speaking in Berlin, Andrew Parker said improved European security cooperation post-Brexit was necessary for foiling Islamic State plots and countering Russia’s attempts to undermine Western democracies.

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