It is the first time that the number of political groups infiltrated by the undercover spies over more than four decades has been made public. The number of infiltrated political groups has been released by the public inquiry that was set up by Theresa May, while she was home secretary, to examine the conduct of the police spies since 1968. The inquiry disclosed the figure after campaigners who were spied on asked how many political groups were known to have been infiltrated. Lisa Jones, girlfriend of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy: ‘I thought I knew him better than anyone’ Read moreAt least 144 undercover police officers have been deployed to spy on political groups since 1968. Sixteen of the spies have been identified following investigations by campaigners and journalists, giving some idea of which groups were spied on.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2017 06:00 UTC