Eliza Manningham-Buller, former director-general of MI5, argues that "rushing to legislate" in the wake of a terrorist atrocity is often "a well-intentioned mistake".

The Guardian reports today on a speech yesterday by the former MI5 Chief Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller. Earlier, she criticised the invasion of Iraq, said the term "war on terror" was unhelpful and said 9/11 was "a crime, not an act of war". Yesterday she said it was important "to try and reduce terrorism by talking to its advocates" and that many anti-terrorist laws passed by the Labour government...

Former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller says dialogue with dictators such as Col Gaddafi is "necessary", in her third BBC Radio Reith Lectures

A party news release hits The Voice’s inbox: Commenting on Eliza Manningham-Buller’s evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry, in which she said the conflict in Iraq ‘substantially’ increased the threat to the UK from international terrorism, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Tim Farron said: “This is a shattering blow

Dr Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector, and Baroness Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5, will be among the next batch of witnesses to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry when it resumes its hearings later this month.

Eliza Manningham-Buller's apparent lack of awareness of alleged US mistreatment of "war on terror" suspects is baffling (The ex-spy boss says she didn't know about torture, 11 March). Does she not read the newspapers, watch television or indeed even delve into her own agency's intelligence reports? From the Binyam Mohamed case – just one case among many – we kn...

Newcomer of the Year: Peter Mandelson Inquisitor of the Year: Frank Field Peer of the Year: Eliza Manningham-Buller Speech of the Year: Diane Abbott on 42 days Resignation of the Year: David Davis Minister to watch: Ed Miliband Campaigner of the Year: Ben Wallace Readers' Award: Nadine Dorries Parliamentarian of the Year: Vince Cable Politician of the Year: Boris Johnson

McNulty: a typical Labour MP longon theory, short on real life experienceTony McNulty, Counter-terrorism Minister, responds to more trenchant and devastating criticism from Eliza Manningham-Buller, lately director-general of the MI5, of Brown's plan to detain terrorists without trial for 42 days by suggesting she has little experience of such matters. That's rich from a man whose only jo...

[Hat tip to Lord Norton, writing at the new House of Lords group blog Lords of the Blog]: Adding value Published July 1, 2008 Lord Norton What have the Rt Rev. John Charles, Bishop of Lincoln, and Eliza Manningham-Buller, former head of MI5, got in common? Answer: They were both introduced into the House of Lords today. The Bishop joins the House by reason of seniority, replacing a retiring Bishop...

When Eliza Manningham-Buller stands up in the House of Lords and states that she is utterly opposed to 42 days detention, you listen. This is because as a security professional she knows what she is talking about and this speech has the approval of the Security Services who are at loggerheads with this Authoritarian Labour Government. "In deciding what I believe on these matters, I have weighed up...