The new MI6 chief Blaise Metrewelis family past has come under scrutiny after reports revealed her grandfather was a Nazi spy, known as "The Butcher," who allegedly killed Jews during WWII.

MI5 has had two female bosses, starting with Stella Rimington in 1992. Eliza Manningham-Buller ran MI5 between 2002 and 2007. In 2023, Britain named its first female director of GCHQ.

Ms. Metreweli previously held a director-level role in MI5, and studied anthropology at the University of Cambridge, the government said. MI5 has had two female bosses, starting with Stella Rimington ...

MI5 has had two female bosses, starting with Stella Rimington in 1992. Eliza Manningham-Buller ran MI5 between 2002 and 2007. In 2023, Britain named its first female director of GCHQ.

MI5 has had two female bosses, starting with Stella Rimington in 1992. Eliza Manningham-Buller ran MI5 between 2002 and 2007. In 2023, Britain named its first female director of GCHQ.

MI6, founded in 1909, joins the other main British spy agencies – the domestic spy service MI5 and the intelligence communications agency GCHQ – in having appointed a female head.

The new head of Britain's MI6 will be a woman for the first time in the more than 100-year history of the country's secret intelligence service, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced.

MI6, founded in 1909, joins the other main British spy agencies, the domestic spy service MI5, and the intelligence communications agency GCHQ, in having appointed a female head.

Of the other main spy agencies, GCHQ is also under female command for the first time. Anne Keast-Butler took on the role in 2023, while MI5 has previously twice been led by a woman. Until now, a ...