More than 100 spied-on individuals & groups have told the #spycops public inquiry they won't be giving evidence unless they're given more time. The Inquiry has delayed its next hearings by 7 months, but is keeping witnesses to earlier impossible deadlines

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'Treat Us Fairly' Demand Spycops Inquiry Participants

More than 100 people & groups are refusing to give evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry unless it grants them more time

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Is the public about to catch on to the spycops scandal? Alison from Police Spies Out of Lives - which represents women deceived into relationships by undercover police officers - is interviewed in this new podcast from Standard Issue.

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#spycops #podcast #podcasts #truecrime #sexism #misogyny #undercoverpolice #undercoverpolicing #undercoverpolicinginquiry #policecorruption #corruption #cointel #activism

Standard Issue Podcast

By women. For women. About everything. Standard Issue is a podcast championing women's voices, and packed with interviews, news, film, opinion and humour. For advertising enquiries, email sales@auddy.co

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Three great spycops articles from the Guardian today:

At least 25 spycops deceived women they spied on into sexual relationships, 4 of them having kids. The true figure is likely much higher - the public inquiry has granted most of them anonymity, we only have full details on the ones we unmasked ourselves.

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Revealed: at least 25 UK ‘spy cops’ had sex with deceived members of public

Total shows scale of dishonesty in undercover operations over more than three decades

^{Rob Evans (The Guardian)}

The new 3-part ITV documentary series 'The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed' will premiere on Thursday 6 March at 9pm. Five women deceived into relationships by spycops tell their stories in detail.

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ITV announces shocking British scandal documentary The Undercover Police Scandal

The three-part series will air on ITV1 and ITVX in the near future.

^{Patrick Cremona (Radio Times)}

It looks like real life has already made a sequel to Rebel Ridge:

Grand Jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished

#movies #policecorruption #news

Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'

Five officers were indicted amid a probe into the Hanceville Police Department.

^{Meredith Deliso (ABC News)}

The Undercover Policing Inquiry's finished until the autumn. Our reporting takes us a lot of time & effort. If you like our work & can afford to donate, it'll help ensure we maintain our coverage & analysis when the inquiry resumes

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Lunchtime report from the spycops public inquiry whenre officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' has been downlplaying his arrests, denying he did things he blatantly did, & trying to wriggle out of the numerous times that he misled courts.

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#spycops #ucpi #undercoverpolicinginquiry #undercover #undercoverpolice #undercoverpolicing #spy #spying #cointel #activism #publicinquiry #police #policing #corruption #policecorruption

The afternoon report from the Undercover Policing Inquiry as spycop HN1 'Matt Rayner'denies much of what he did even though there's all manner of evidence and witnesses, and we learn how he was awarded a police commendation for foiling an animal rights activists' plot to kill turkeys. You read that right.

youtube.com/watch?v=25vBSycFnC…

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"It's almost like he believes in his own lies" - at the end of the day of the #spycops public inquiryquestioning officer HN1 'Matt Rayner', incisive analysis & comment from Liz Fuller who he deceived into a relationship while undercover

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A weird day at the #spycops public inquiry, we heard about 45 minutes before it went into a secret session that we're not allowed to hear. Tom Fowler & Heather Mendick give incisive analysis of the deeply flawed structure of the entire inquiry

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As #spycops officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' gives evidence to the 'public' inquiry in secret today, Tom Fowler talks to one of the people HN1 spied on, Claire Hildreth

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We got to see some more questioning of #spycops officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' this afternoon. Among his array of bullshit denials, he said he wouldn't have handled rescued dogs as he's scared of dogs & doesn't handle them. See the reply for a photo that shows he's lying

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Our report on the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning of HN32 Michael Couch, Special Demonstration Squad admin officer.

Lots of details on how the unit worked, but he claims complete ignorance about half his spycops deceiving women into relationships

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UCPI – Daily Report: 23 January 2025 - HN32 Michael Couch

Report of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning Michael Couch, the Special Demonstration Squad spycops' admin officer 1983-1987

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As with other #spycops managers at the Undercover Policing Inquiry, today Malcolm Macleod is being forced to concede there's no way Bob Lambert could've got his info on the Animal Liberation Front without being deeply involved. Quick reaction in the afternoon break:

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Who is HN1? Next week the #spycops public inquiry finishes the current set of hearings (covering 1983-92) with testimony from a key officer, HN1.

He's been given a last-minute set of special measures to protect his anonymity & the Inquiry won't say why

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Spycop Gets Special Treatment - and Inquiry Won't Say Why

Who is HN1? The spycops inquiry has given this officer a last-minute set of special measures to protect his anonymity & won't say why.

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The Undercover Policing Inquiry has just announced a new timetable - the hearings for 'Tranche 3', examining the Special Demonstration Squad #spycops from 1993 to its closure in 2007, will start on 13 October & are expected to run until March 2026.

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Chair announces updates to the Inquiry’s timetable, including new Tranche 3 hearing dates - Undercover Policing Inquiry

The Undercover Policing Inquiry’s Tranche 3 hearings will commence on 13 October 2025. The Tranche 3 hearings will hear evidence from Special Demonstration Squad officers and managers and those affected by deployments which commenced between 1993 an…

^{Kyle Briggs (Undercover Policing Inquiry)}

Here's our report from animal rights activist Paul Gravett's 2nd day of testimony at the #spycops public inquiry. He was spied on by at least 5 different cops, 1 of whom kept writing to him in his undercover persona for a year after his deployment ended!

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UCPI – Daily Report: 13 January 2025 - Paul Gravett day 2

Animal rights activist Paul Gravett returned to the Undercover Policing Inquiry to give evidence about his work in the 1980s and 1990s

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They've done nothing of the sort, we're still waiting for the records of most of the hearings from November onwards.

So we're working through our notes and live tweets to write the reports anyway.

Here's our summary of the evidence from 'Walter', a hunt saboteur in the 1980s and 1990s who was spied on and lied about by six different spycops for no real reason.

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UCPI – Daily Report: 9 December 2024 – 'Walter'

The Undercover Policing Inquiry hears from hunt saboteur 'Walter', spied on by numerous officers in the 1980s & 90s for no real reason

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2 officers bailed as anti-corruption unit probes data payouts to N Irish cops

#PoliceCorruption #FraudInvestigation #DataLeak #PSNI #CompensationPayments

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2 officers bailed as anti-corruption unit probes data payouts to N Irish cops

Investigating compensation to police whose sensitive info was leaked in 2023

^{Connor Jones (The Register)}

The Undercover Policing Inquiry is having a week off. It'll be back on Mon 10 Feb for 1 week to finish 'Tranche 2' looking at #spycops 1983-1992.

It'll be back in the 2nd half of the year for the Special Demonstration Squad 1993-2007. This will include infiltration of the Stephen Lawrence campaign.

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As the #spycops inquiry prepeares to finish questioning unit manager HN109, here's a discussion taking an overview of what he's said & what it reveals

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In the final questions of his time at the #spycops public inquiry, manager HN109 pointed the finger at Bob Lambert for burning down a Debenhams store while undercover. He also said he was horrified to learn about Lambert & John Dines deceiving women into relationships, it meant he hadn't done his job, & he apologised to the women.

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A different reaction video at lunchtime - Tom leaves the #spycops inquiry to join the Defend Our Juries protest at the Royal Courts of Justice which opposes custodial sentences for peaceful protest.

He's joined by fellow spycops inquiry core participants Zoe Young & Tom Harris

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'The majority of the time he can't recall, but when he can recall it's a lie'.

Spycop boss Eric Docker is on the witness stand at the public inquiry today. Here's the afternoon report, largely discussing Docker's oversight of spycop Bob Lambert when he was part of an Animal Liberation Front cell that put incendiary devices in shops.

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As this round of spycops public inquiry hearings approach their end, we're hearing from managers. Today & tomorrow it's Eric Docker, probably the grumpiest witness yet.

Here's Tom Fowler & Eveline Lubbers of the Undercover Research Group after the opening questions

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Live report from the Undercover Policing Inquiry on the second day of questioning the manager Tony Waite. This unrepentant & unreformed Special Demonstration Squad boss shows a complete lack of concern over his officers setting up miscarriages of justice.

Tom Fowler & Chris Brian from the Undercover Research Group discuss what they just heard:

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Lunchtime report from the spycops public inquiry, where they've been questioning the undercover unit's boss in the 1980s. This morning's revelations include police passing details of activists to private companies.

Tom Fowler & Chris Brian from the Undercover Research Group analyse:

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The #spycops public inquiry resumes with the questioning of unit manager DCI Tony Waite who's just admitted ignoring Home Office demands for limits to the spying. Here's Tom Fowler & Donal O'Driscoll with their reaction to the first part of the day
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The Undercover Policing Inquiry's been questioning #spycops boss Tony Waite. Tom Fowler talks to the Undercover Research Group's Donal O'Driscoll, summarising how this manager oversaw corrupt & unlawful spying that breached Home Office rules, & nobody seemed to care.

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Report from the #spycops inquiry on how officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' used activist Liz Fuller's confiding about a suicide attempt as an opportunity to target her for a sexual relationship.

Tom Fowler talks with Belinda Harvey from Police Spies Out of Lives.

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#spycops #spycop #spy #spying #publicinquiry #undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #sexualabuse #undercoverpolicing #undercoverpolice #policecorruption #abuse

End of the day roundup from the Undercover Policing Inquiry, a second day of evidence from spycop HN1 'Matt Rayner' - Tom Fowler talks with Donal O'Driscoll from the Undercover Research Group about the officer's contradictions and lies today.

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Here's more about that time the #spycops helped to stop the Grand National, by activist Paul Gravett who gave evidence to the Inquiry earlier this week.

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Brilliant journalism again from Tom Fowler at the Undercover Policing Inquiry, reporting on officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' & his wholly fictional report to the Home Office about how the Animal Liberation Front were going to murder people.

Superb analysis/opinion here.

youtube.com/watch?v=X3aUT1Oc9T…

#spycops #citizenjournalism #undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #undercover #undercoverpolicing #undercoverpolice #spy #spycops #animalrights #animalliberation #policecorruption #publicinquiry

Report from the Undercover Policing Inquiry, after the first day questioning officer HN1 'Matt Rayner'. Tom Fowler is joined by Donal O'Driscoll of the Undercover Research Group

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#spycops #undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #undercover #undercoverpolicing #undercoverpolice #animalrights #publicinquiry #policecorruption #spy #spying #infiltration

Braverman tried to curtail the #spycops public inquiry - as Home Secretary she tried to change the inquiry to look away from the impacts on individuals to the broader effects of the political secret police.

Amazing FoI work by the Undercover Research Group:

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Exclusive: Braverman tried to curtail Spycops inquiry - Freedom News

FOIA request reveals Home Office attempted to change terms of reference, as campaigners warn of “impossibly tight schedule” for proper disclosure ~ Scott Harris ~ A Freedom of Information Act request reveals that Conservative Home Secretary Suella Br…

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The Undercover Policing Inquiry is spending the rest of this week questioning #spycops officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' who infiltrated animal rights campaigns 1991-6. Uniquely for a Special Demonstration Squad officer, we have video of him while undercover - in a back garden playing the part of Watery Ophelia in a pagan play on a summer's day

youtube.com/watch?v=ltCU2iIbQR…

#ucpi #undercoverpolicinginquiry #undercover #police #pagan #spy #spying #police #animalrights #policecorruption

Live reporting from the end of the day at the Undercover Policing Inquiry, after hearing evidence from Liz Fuller who was deceived into a relationship by officer HN1 'Matt Rayner'.

Tom's joined by activist Paul Gravett who was also spied on by HN1. The officer himself gives evidence for the next 3 days.

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#spy #spying #spycops #police #policecorruption #undercover #undercoverpolicing #undercoverpolice #publicinquiry #undercoverpolicinginquiry #ucpi #citizenjournalism

Fresh from #ImACelebrity, Rev Richard Coles told #TheLastLeg that his brother Andy was a #spycops officer but hasn't told him anything about it & so he's learning about it in the public inquiry. But it sounds like Richard's not telling the full truth 🧵

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I'm A Celeb's Rev Richard Coles’ brother questioned on alleged relationship with teen

I'm A Celebrity star Reverend Richard Coles has opened up about his 'spy brother' just days after an inquiry into his sexual history with a teenager.

^{Asyia Iftikhar (Metro)}

The #spycops public inquiry resumes next week. We'll hear from officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' who deceived a woman into a relationship & stole a dead child's identity while infiltrating London animal rights groups 1991-6. The Inquiry has broken its promise to us.
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(Pic: spycop HN1 'Matt Rayner' while undercover in 1994)

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The spycops public inquiry resumed today, beginning a set of hearings largely focused on officer HN1 'Matt Rayner' who infiltrated animal rights groups in London 1991-1996.

Today's hearing is questoning activist Paul Gravett. Here's Tom Fowler's reaction video made during the lunch break, talking to Robin Lane.

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