“You know he wears a Speedo swimsuit. That’s not a state secret.”

The BBC reports on concerns about the fact that “M” the boss of MI6 has a Facebook account.

Personal details about the life of the next head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, have been removed from social networking site Facebook amid security concerns.

The Foreign Secretary has weighed in and defended the John Sawers.

The UK foreign secretary has defended the next head of MI6 after details of his private life were removed from social networking site Facebook.

David Miliband denied security had been compromised after the wife of Sir John Sawers posted family photographs and details of their children and home.

Mr Miliband told the BBC: “You know he wears a Speedo swimsuit. That’s not a state secret.”

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