BBC: Former MI6 head: UK in 'political nervous breakdown'
The UK is going through a "political nervous breakdown", a former intelligence chief has told the BBC.
Sir John Sawers said the UK could have a prime minister who does "not have the standing that we have become used to in our top leadership" - a criticism of the two Tory leadership contenders.
The former MI6 boss was also critical of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Boris Johnson ally Iain Duncan Smith countered Sir John's remarks, saying "democracy may well frighten him".
Sir John's intervention comes as Jeremy Hunt and Mr Johnson battle it out to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.
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