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MI5 judgement 'shameful'

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The head of MI5, Jonathan Evans, has rejected accusations that it tried to cover up its alleged involvement in torture, and that there was a "culture of suppression" within the service.

Labour MP Kim Howells, who chairs the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee, told the Today programme that recent criticism of MI5 was not justified.

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