Statement on undercover policing
24 June 2013
Home Secretary, Theresa May, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 24 June 2013, about the latest allegations concerning the use of undercover police officers to smear the reputations of Doreen and Neville Lawrence and Duwayne Brooks
Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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