The US government has paid at least £100m to the UK spy agency GCHQ over the last three years, according to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The payments were made to secure access to Britain's intelligence gathering programmes, according to the documents viewed by The Guardian newspaper.
The revelations have emerged after Snowden was granted a year's asylum in Russia following more than a month inside an airport terminal.
The fugitive left Moscow airport in a taxi, although his intended destination was not clear. The US said it was "extremely disappointed" by Russia's decision.
The payments to GCHQ are set out in the latest cache of leaked documents which make clear that the Americans expect a return on the investment.
"GCHQ must pull its weight and be seen to pull its weight," a GCHQ strategy briefing, reported in The Guardian, insisted. Full story...
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The payments were made to secure access to Britain's intelligence gathering programmes, according to the documents viewed by The Guardian newspaper.
The revelations have emerged after Snowden was granted a year's asylum in Russia following more than a month inside an airport terminal.
The fugitive left Moscow airport in a taxi, although his intended destination was not clear. The US said it was "extremely disappointed" by Russia's decision.
The payments to GCHQ are set out in the latest cache of leaked documents which make clear that the Americans expect a return on the investment.
"GCHQ must pull its weight and be seen to pull its weight," a GCHQ strategy briefing, reported in The Guardian, insisted. Full story...
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