Undercover police spied on more than 1,000 groups in UK, inquiry finds

‘Undercover police officers have been deployed to spy on more than 1,000 groups, political organisations and gangs, an inquiry into the shadowy operations has found.
The figure, disclosed for the first time in an email to lawyers representing targeted activists, could rise dramatically as investigations continue to gather responses from police forces across the UK, The Independent understands.
The Undercover Policing Inquiry (UPI) is investigating “serious and widespread concerns about the behaviour and the use of undercover police officers” stretching back to 1968.
It was established in 2015 by Theresa May, then the Home Secretary, amid public outrage over accusations that officers took fake identities from dead children, had relationships with campaigners and fathered children while undercover.’
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