Government Under Fire From Tory MPs for Allowing Spies to Work From Home

The government said WFH helps with hiring and supporting “a wide variety of staff” and to build “a fully diverse and inclusive set of organisations.”

An illustration photo of a person working on a laptop from home. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

Two senior Conservative MPs have criticised the government for continuing to allow hybrid working by intelligence agencies after a watchdog warned the practice had reduced efficiency.

Former government efficiency minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, who previously left notes on civil servants’ empty desks to pressure them back into office after the COVID-19 pandemic, said “the spooks have become spectres.”