New MI6 chief could mend fragile CIA relations

New MI6 head Blaise Metreweli, the first female appointee to the role, has been cast as a DEI hire in sections of the media. After all, she was reportedly one of two female contenders for the role, while her predecessor, Richard Moore, had made gender diversity a priority within the intelligence service.

Yet Metreweli actually has a background which may prove extremely helpful in forging closer ties between MI6 and its American counterpart, the Central Intelligence Agency. When she comes to visit the CIA headquarters in Northern Virginia, she will pass by a red phone box gifted by her predecessors at MI6.