Miliband defends head of MI6 over Facebook entries

BRITISH foreign secretary David Miliband last night defended incoming head of MI6 after details of his personal life were posted on social networking website Facebook.

Miliband defends head of MI6 over Facebook entries

Pictures and private details of John Sawers, who will take on the post in November, were revealed on an easily accessible profile page of his wife, Lady Shelley Sawers.

The page was taken down after the Mail on Sunday informed the Foreign Office. The Liberal Democrats called for an inquiry, while senior Tory MP Patrick Mercer said Sawyers had left himself open to blackmail.

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