Three ex-ministers have told the government to urgently change the law to make a ‘whistleblower’ defence in the Official Secrets Act.
Security minister Tom Tugendhat was urged to ensure long-promised changes to the 1989 law are not delayed until after the next election.
The demand came in a letter signed by Tory Former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Labour former Defence Minister Kevan Jones, a member of the Intelligence and Security.