The UK’s two main intelligence bodies – MI5 and MI6 – have decided to change their names.
They are not major differences to the past and neither do they stipulate major changes to their present missions.
However, it indicates that staff are continuing to discuss and to deliberate over their purpose here.
“The two UK intelligence services are changing their names. This has been in process for some time, but today we are confirming them.
- MI5 is now known as The Security Service and it reflects a greatly expanded role it will take on in a time to come.
- MI6 is now known as The Secret Service and this helps the public to understand its specialised role in covert international operations.
These changes are small today, but in their respective histories they represent large steps in their place in the UK’s capabilities.
The UK will continue to hold these two bodies to account by using their unique connection to government departments as sources of clear strength and powerful support.”
It’s believed that the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office respectively have no issue with the changes that they’re making.
The next steps in these two bodies are now becoming clear. It’s obvious that the UK needs to pay a lot more attention to the safety of its own citizens and to the security of its interests abroad.
It’s believed that in time to come more innovations will be deployed in the UK – particularly on behalf of MI5 – in order to increase the presence of this type of legitimate activity.
