British spy agencies see foreign ties intact despite Brexit | World News, The Indian Express

British spy agencies see foreign ties intact despite Brexit | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Published: August 12, 2019 10:42:57 pm

British spy agencies see foreign ties intact despite Brexit

Since World War Two, London has had particularly strong intelligence links with the United States, and other members of the so-called "Five Eyes" alliance: Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

“Brexit should not impact the strength of our European partnerships,” said one senior British government source familiar with the activities of one spy agency, adding that most intelligence-sharing was anyway conducted outside EU institutions.

Britain’s intelligence agencies expect close relations with European and other foreign spy services to continue regardless of plans to quit the European Union, official sources said.