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Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP - Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, UK

Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the UK's Intelligence and Security Committee.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, America's cyber-spy turned leaker, we now know US intelligence agencies backed by the British secretly monitor electronic communications all over the world. In Britain, Snowden's revelations have prompted a ferocious argument between self-styled defenders of liberty and pillars of the security establishment. HARDtalk speaks to Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the UK parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee. Is the security state a potential threat to those it's supposed to protect?

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Malcolm Rifkind

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