MPs will tomorrow vote on who should become watchdogs on MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. The Prime Minister is widely believed to want former Cabinet Minister Chris Grayling to head the Intelligence and Security Committee, which oversees the spy agencies' work.
The ex-Transport Secretary – dubbed "failing Grayling" following a series of policy gaffes – is one of nine MPs and peers nominated to serve on the ISC.
One of the committee's first tasks will be to publish a report into alleged interference in British democracy by Russia. The study could include details of links between prominent Russian figures and the Conservative Party.
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