Bond not fit to be spy, says MI6 boss

James Bond would fail to make the grade if he tried to become a spy today, the head of MI6 has said.

Although the suave fictional secret agent is tenacious and patriotic, his morally dubious character would see him rejected by the intelligence service, Alex Younger said.

In a rare question and answer session, the spy chief insisted that a strong ethical core is one of the main qualities recruits need. The secret service boss said he wanted to “the ‘best of Britain’ to join us”.