Guardian editor to face British parliament

The editor of the Guardian newspaper will be questioned by British lawmakers over his paper’s publication of files leaked by ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

The paper confirmed in a statement on Saturday that Alan Rusbridger will appear to testify before Parliament’s home affairs select committee next month.

The committee hearing follows warnings from Britain’s top three spy chiefs on Thursday that terror groups were ‘rubbing their hands in glee’.