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Police spying unit should have been shut down in 1970s, report finds

A secret police unit that spied on hundreds of campaign groups over four decades should have been closed down in the first years of its existence, a report has found. The shadowy actions of the Metropolitan Police Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) ...

29 Jun 2023 at 14:22

ITV documentary to see spycops scandal victims speak on camera for first time

A new ITV documentary will see victims of the spycops scandal, where undercover police officers initiated long-term, sexual relationships with activists they were spying on, speak for the first time on camera. The Undercover Police Scandal: Love ...

27 Jan 2025 at 15:06

‘Police unit’s spying was not justified and squad should have been closed down’

Spying on left-wing groups by a secret Metropolitan police squad was not justified and the unit should have been closed down, a landmark report has found. Findings from the first part of a mammoth public inquiry into undercover policing were ...

29 Jun 2023 at 12:11

Woman discovered close friend had been police spy on social media, inquiry told

A woman who says she was deceived into having sex with an undercover police officer only found out his true identity more than 20 years later on social media, a public inquiry has heard. The woman, referred to as Jenny, discovered that ...

02 Jul 2024 at 15:14

Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigns in 1980s and 1990s

The Metropolitan Police has apologised for the “indefensible” use of undercover officers to infiltrate anti-racism police justice campaigns in the 1980s and early 1990s. Peter Skelton KC, acting on behalf of the force at the ...

01 Jul 2024 at 15:31

Next stage in Undercover Policing Inquiry to begin

The next stage of the mammoth public inquiry into the activities of undercover police is due to begin on Monday. Opening statements will be made over three days at the start of a batch of hearings looking at the since ...

01 Jul 2024 at 02:45

‘Heed the lessons from undercover policing inquiry’, lead lawyer warns

The lead lawyer in the public inquiry into undercover policing has warned the next government and law enforcement to “heed the lessons” from past use of police spies. David Barr KC said the inquiry is not purely a ...

01 Jul 2024 at 14:40

Women targeted by undercover police hit back at calls for inquiry to be wound up

Women who were tricked into relationships with undercover police officers have pushed back at claims that a public inquiry into a secret unit should be ended as soon as possible. The cost of the Undercover ...

11 Jun 2025 at 14:43

Police spying on Stephen Lawrence family ‘rewarded by those at the top’ – mother

Police were “not only sanctioned” to spy on Stephen Lawrence’s family after his murder but also “rewarded by those at the top”, his mother has told a public inquiry. Baroness Doreen Lawrence has also ...

15 Oct 2025 at 12:51

Doreen Lawrence tells of disbelief at claim police looked to ‘smear’ family

The mother of Stephen Lawrence has spoken of her disbelief at claims that undercover officers were tasked with finding information to “smear” and “destroy” her family. Baroness Doreen Lawrence told ...

20 Nov 2025 at 14:19

Police ‘tried to pit grieving parents of Stephen Lawrence against each other’

Doreen Lawrence has accused police of trying to pit her and her ex-husband against each other and manipulate their relationship in the wake of their son’s murder. She told the long-running public ...

20 Nov 2025 at 16:22

I haven’t been able to grieve my son properly for 32 years – Doreen Lawrence

The mother of murdered Stephen Lawrence broke down in tears as she told a public inquiry she has not been able to grieve her son properly for 32 years. Baroness Doreen Lawrence has campaigned ...

20 Nov 2025 at 20:18

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