Here’s who intelligence insiders tip for the next GCHQ director

The search is on for one of the most senior roles in British intelligence.

U.K. intelligence community (UKIC) insiders believe that the departure of GCHQ’s current director, Sir Jeremy Fleming, offers a good opportunity for the agency to bring in its first female executive. A handful of in-the-knows told The Record of more than half a dozen people from various backgrounds who are being tipped for the position.

Unlike in the United States, where spy chiefs are explicitly nominated …

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