MI5, MI6 and GCHQ change nationality rules for new recruits, will no longer seek candidates with at least one British parent.

UK spy agencies will no longer seek candidates with at least one British parent under new recruitment rules.

MI5, MI6 and GCHQ will hire applicants who have the "right mix of minds and skills" to tackle threats to the UK.

People could previously only apply to those agencies if one of their parents were classed as a British citizen - or had citizenship fro…