Former Head of MI6 Warns Trump’s Reelection Is a ‘National Security’ Risk for the U.K.

DEARLOVE sustained attack from ░░░░░░░░ Saudis over a long ░░░░░░░░ of warfare between the ░░░░░░░░ countries OK there s ░░░░░░░░ truce between them now ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to say that you ░░░░░░░░ the Houthis being attacked ░░░░░░░░ the U S Air ░░░░░░░░ and the RAF it ░░░░░░░░ a rather different issue ░░░░░░░░ fighting PHILIPS OK DEARLOVE ░░░░░░░░ Saudis over a long ░░░░░░░░ of time So I ░░░░░░░░ they ll be I ░░░░░░░░ I think they will ░░░░░░░░ got the message very ░░░░░░░░ PHILIPS OK Last last ░░░░░░░░ really If you re ░░░░░░░░ in your old job ░░░░░░░░ Cameron said that there ░░░░░░░░ flashing red lights all ░░░░░░░░ the globe and I ░░░░░░░░ that they d be ░░░░░░░░ to you at the ░░░░░░░░ of one of those ░░░░░░░░ tables in the you ░░░░░░░░ that you see in ░░░░░░░░ movies and saying OK ░░░░░░░░ Richard the year big ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ power and so on ░░░░░░░░ ve done your threat ░░░░░░░░ What are the two ░░░░░░░░ threats that we ought ░░░░░░░░ be paying attention to ░░░░░░░░ 2024 DEARLOVE Well seeing ░░░░░░░░ from an intelligence perspective ░░░░░░░░ two things we need ░░░░░░░░ worry about Obviously Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ what China s long ░░░░░░░░ behavior globally is going ░░░░░░░░ be particularly in relation ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan and how threatening ░░░░░░░░ is to Western interests ░░░░░░░░ an intelligence perspective the ░░░░░░░░ things we need to ░░░░░░░░ about obviously Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ China s long term ░░░░░░░░ globally is going to ░░░░░░░░ particularly in relation to ░░░░░░░░ and how threatening China ░░░░░░░░ to Western interests But ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ you have to add ░░░░░░░░ political threat which I ░░░░░░░░ worried about which is ░░░░░░░░ s PHILIPS I thought ░░░░░░░░ and reelection DEARLOVE Which ░░░░░░░░ think for the U ░░░░░░░░ is national security is ░░░░░░░░ Because if Trump as ░░░░░░░░ were acts hastily and ░░░░░░░░ the Atlantic Alliance that ░░░░░░░░ a big deal for ░░░░░░░░ U K We ve ░░░░░░░░ all our eggs in ░░░░░░░░ terms in the NATO ░░░░░░░░ if Trump really is ░░░░░░░░ about as it were ░░░░░░░░ the balance I mean ░░░░░░░░ the American nuclear umbrella ░░░░░░░░ Europe is in my ░░░░░░░░ essential to Europe s ░░░░░░░░ and defense PHILIPS We ░░░░░░░░ see DEARLOVE But I ░░░░░░░░ that s not an ░░░░░░░░ issue PHILIPS No it ░░░░░░░░ not DEARLOVE This is ░░░░░░░░ political issue And I ░░░░░░░░ an I was an ░░░░░░░░ officer not a politician ░░░░░░░░ Yeah but well you ░░░░░░░░ an intelligence officer but ░░░░░░░░ an intelligent officer And ░░░░░░░░ I I think we ░░░░░░░░ that seriously I tell ░░░░░░░░ what we ll do ░░░░░░░░ we the primary season ░░░░░░░░ we will come back ░░░░░░░░ you and see whether ░░░░░░░░ see see those those ░░░░░░░░ changing Sir Richard thank ░░░░░░░░ very much indeed for ░░░░░░░░ time this morning DEARLOVE ░░░░░░░░ 12 months is a ░░░░░░░░ time in U S ░░░░░░░░ PHILIPS Indeed DEARLOVE Well ░░░░░░░░ s actually down to ░░░░░░░░ isn’t it?”