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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith

Three ex-ministers demand change to UK spy laws to prevent 'perverse verdicts'

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.

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