MI5 boss briefs Cabinet on terror

MI5 DIRECTOR-GENERAL Jonathan Evans has briefed the Cabinet on the terrorist threats facing the UK in the run-up to the London Olympics.

It is thought to be the first time Mr Evans has addressed a full meeting of Prime Minister David Cameron’s top team this parliament. But Downing Street said yesterday it was a “routine” update, and not prompted by any new intelligence or change in the terrorism threat level, which remains “substantial”.

Home Secretary Theresa May also addressed colleagues on legislative efforts to confront the terrorist threat, including measures in the recent justice and security Green Paper.

Yesterday’s discussion began with a briefing from Mr Evans, which the PM’s spokesman described as an “assessment of the current terrorist threat”.