Victims say Home Office attempt to curtail spycops inquiry will result in a ‘cover-up’

A high-profile public inquiry into decades of undercover police surveillance has faced criticism over its proposed duration and £144 million cost, with victims alleging the government is attempting to shorten proceedings. The investigation, led by an independent judge, is examining serious misconduct by officers who infiltrated political groups, including cases of deception, fabricated relationships, and exploitation. Survivors of these operations have spoken out against what they describe as an attempt to limit accountability for systemic abuses. The inquiry’s findings could reshape public trust in law enforcement and set legal precedents for future oversight.

Shabana Mahmood is concerned about length and £144m cost of inquiry into intrusive police surveillanceVictims of intrusive police surveillance have accused the government of seeking to cut short the spycops public inquiry that has been examining widespread misconduct committed by undercover officers.The independent judge-led inquiry is scrutinising how officers, who spied on tens of thousands of political activists over more than four decades, carried out abuses such as deceiving women into sexual relationships and fathering children. Continue reading...