Intel gathering

UK Spy Agency MI6 to Ramp Up Operations in EU as Brexit Deadline Looms Nearer - Reports

It was earlier reported that Downing Street was planning to pull British diplomats from Brussels in a bid to reinforce the message that the UK is determined to leave the EU by the 31 October deadline.

Britain’s MI6 is sending more of its agents to the EU as the Brexit deadline draws nearer, according to information obtained by The Mail on Sunday.

The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is reportedly ramping up its activity in Brussels, Berlin and Paris, as the government is said to be seeking an edge in last minute talks to remove the Irish backstop and facilitate trade deals post-Brexit.

The latest developments come as the intelligence services were allegedly infuriated by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's intention to shortly pull British diplomats from Brussels to underpin the message that London will exit the EU by 31 October “do or die”.