Undercover police officer exposed by his own blunder, spycops inquiry hears
An undercover police officer was revealed as an infiltrator due to mistakenly recording a conversation about campaigners during a covert operation.
Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told
An undercover officer is being investigated for using manipulative lies to engage in sexual relationships with women while serving in the police.
Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice
An undercover officer is accused of misusing public funds to cover a romantic trip to Venice while posing as a political activist.
Senior police praised undercover officer who lied to court about identity, papers at spycops inquiry show
Secret documents from the spycops inquiry reveal that senior police officers praised an undercover officer for lying to a court about his identity during the prosecution of environmental activists.
Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships
An undercover officer revealed that the Metropolitan Police operated under a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy regarding officers who deceived women into sexual relationships.
Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal
Documents from the spycops inquiry indicate that undercover police officers routinely sent thousands of surveillance reports on political campaigners to MI5.