INTRO: Blaise Metreweli has been appointed the new chief of MI6, the UK Secret Intelligence Service, becoming the first woman to lead the agency that recruits spies overseas since its foundation more than a century ago.
She will become the 18th chief of the organisation, taking up the post in October when Sir Richard Moore steps down after a five-year term. Laura Westbrook reports from London.
She will become the 18th chief of the organisation, taking up the post in October when Sir Richard Moore steps down after a five-year term. Laura Westbrook reports from London.