Boris Johnson accused of failing to protect UK’s national security

Chair of cross-party watchdog tells PM there are signs security is no longer a priority for the government'

Boris Johnson has been accused of spending too little time on protecting Britain's national security in a highly critical letter sent directly to Downing Street by the chair of a cross-party watchdog.

The chair of the national security committee, the former Labour foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, writes: We are deeply troubled by the persistent signs that our nation's security is no longer a priority for the government".