Ministers insist that intelligence officials will be able to continue with flexible working
Spies are working from home, the Government has admitted, despite fears that doing so could leave them vulnerable to hacking by foreign states.
Ministers have insisted that intelligence officials will be able to continue with flexible working, even though it means they cannot access classified material.
Downing Street suggested that would-be spooks are demanding the right to log in remotely and that it faces struggles to recruit for purely office-based roles.
The revelations come amid heightened fears over Chinese espionage after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. He denies the allegations.