Undercover policing report mothballed

Public inquiry into infiltration of 1,000 political groups since 1968 delayed until 2023

Met police officers stand to attention for the service's 175th Anniversary in 2004
(Image credit: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

A controversial public inquiry into undercover policing will now not deliver its final report until at least 2023, almost a decade after it was set up, leading to accusations the Government is trying to delay or bury its findings.

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