rob evans
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An activist who was accused of a central role in the alleged conspiracy said it was a fabrication that could have resulted in him being unjustly jailed for years. #spycops www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, inquiry told
Spycops inquiry hears James Thomson lied to superiors and deceived two women into relationships
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
An activist who was accused of a central role in the alleged conspiracy said it was a fabrication that could have resulted in him being unjustly jailed for years. #spycops www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The #spycops officer, James Thomson, claimed he had uncovered the plot while he infiltrated animal rights groups. But his managers later came to doubt whether it was genuine, with one of them appearing to call it “bollocks”. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, inquiry told
Spycops inquiry hears James Thomson lied to superiors and deceived two women into relationships
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The #spycops officer, James Thomson, claimed he had uncovered the plot while he infiltrated animal rights groups. But his managers later came to doubt whether it was genuine, with one of them appearing to call it “bollocks”. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Hagan was told by his superiors that his surveillance reports were being sent directly to Sir Paul Condon, the then Metropolitan police commissioner and now a peer, who congratulated him on his “excellent” work, the #spycops inquiry has heard. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Doreen Lawrence calls for ‘cowardly’ undercover officer to face public inquiry
Mother of murdered teenager to challenge ruling that David Hagan is too ill to give live evidence at spycops inquiry
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hagan was told by his superiors that his surveillance reports were being sent directly to Sir Paul Condon, the then Metropolitan police commissioner and now a peer, who congratulated him on his “excellent” work, the #spycops inquiry has heard. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The #spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Doreen Lawrence calls for ‘cowardly’ undercover officer to face public inquiry
Mother of murdered teenager to challenge ruling that David Hagan is too ill to give live evidence at spycops inquiry
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The #spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...