Former Met police chief admits force failed to properly control spycops unit
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Key context: <p>Paul Condon tells inquiry there was ‘appalling behaviour by individual officers’ but that greater fault was systemic</p><p>A former Metropolitan police commissioner has admitted that the force failed over decades to properly control a controversial undercover unit that committed “horrendous” abuses, the spycops inquiry has heard.</p><p>Paul Condon said he was appalled by the wrongdoing of the unit, which spent 40 years spying on tens of thousands of political activists.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/21/former-met-police-commissioner-paul-condon-spycops-inquiry">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Paul Condon tells inquiry there was ‘appalling behaviour by individual officers’ but that greater fault was systemicA former Metropolitan police commissioner has admitted that the force failed over decades to properly control a controversial undercover unit that committed “horrendous” abuses, the spycops inquiry has heard.Paul Condon said he was appalled by the wrongdoing of the unit, which spent 40 years spying on tens of thousands of political activists. Continue reading...
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