Mi5 Calls On Chancellor for More Cash to Fund Fight Against Terror
The Scotsman › November 21, 2005
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MI5 chiefs have made an urgent request to Gordon Brown for more money to support the "frightening" number of counter-terrorism operations they are mounting around Britain.
The appeal for funds, which will be decided by the Chancellor within weeks, comes amid growing fears that the security service is overstretched in the wake of the July attacks on London.See the full content of this document
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Mi5 Calls On Chancellor for More Cash to Fund Fight Against Terror
While Treasury sources described the request as "quite exceptional," Whitehall insiders are confident Mr Brown will grant it.
The Chancellor will present...See the full content of this document
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