Hague: Snooping claim 'baseless'
The Foreign Secretary has dismissed claims that spy centre GCHQ used private data from US security agencies to circumvent British laws are "baseless."
PM: Intelligence agencies subject to 'proper scrutiny'
Prime Minister David Cameron stressed UK intelligence agencies operated within the law and were subject to "proper scrutiny" by politicians.
Speaking to ITV News Political Correspondent Libby Wiener Mr Cameron said the UK's intelligence services were necessary to protect citizens in a "dangerous world".
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Government insists British spies operate within the law
The Foreign Secretary said British intelligence would never use its partnership with the United States to get around UK laws.
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GCHQ: From Cromwell to the internet
GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) is one of three UK intelligence agencies that form the UK's security and intelligence system.
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US spy programme claims raises privacy fears in the UK
Facebook, Google and Microsoft have all denied claims that they cooperated with US intelligence agencies to gather data on foreign users.