James Brokenshire, Minister for Security at the Home Office, said the publication of files has harmed national security Security services are likely to lose track of terrorists and cyber criminals thanks to the Guardian’s publication of the stolen Snowden files, a security minister has warned. Huge damage has been inflicted on the UK’s national security because of the newspaper’s coverage of classified material taken by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. Home Office minister James Brokenshire was speaking in a Commons debate on the Guardian and its decision to reveal that GCHQ has access to the mass surveillance of citizens’ emails and phone calls.
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Home Office minister said leaking of Snowden files 'damaged UK national security'
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He scathed the newspaper for relinquishing 'capabilities we have relied on to stop terrorists'
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Another Tory MP said Guardian of ‘stepping beyond any reasonable definition of journalism’
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