US deal with Snowden possible, says ex-M15 chief

A former head of MI5 believes the US will seek a deal with whistleblower Edward Snowden in a bid to prevent him divulging more secret intelligence material.

Eliza Manningham Buller said she was opposed to the publication of files leaked by the former CIA agent because newspapers could not know what damage it had done to counter-terrorism operations.

Mr Snowden is now in Russia. The country granted him temporary asylum after he fled the US.