Lord Jonathan Evans

“the assessment was that by far the most pressing security threat to the UK was the terrorist threat from al-Qaeda and associated individuals and groups”

Lord Jonathan Evans · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Lord Jonathan Evans described MI5's post-9/11 assessment that al-Qaeda terrorism was the most pressing threat to the UK.

“the picture has changed. Non-state terrorism remains a serious concern but state threats⦠have become increasingly serious and are at least as severe a national security concern as non-state terrorism. These threats come, in different forms, from Russia, Iran, their proxies and from China.”

Lord Jonathan Evans · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Lord Jonathan Evans described how the security threat picture has changed, with state threats now as severe a concern as non-state terrorism.