Spy chiefs were rapped by furious MPs and peers today for missing key deadlines to provide evidence to Parliament.
The Intelligence and Security Committee, which oversees MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, lashed out at agency bosses for delays in responding to requests.
Publishing its latest 56-page annual report, it said: “The committee has been severely hampered over the past year by the failure of the UK intelligence community to meet standard deadlines as part of the ISC inquiry process.