Spy cops inquiry delays ‘beyond belief’, say women deceived by officers

Long gap until next set of hearings into undercover policing scandal criticised by victims of surveillance

Women who were deceived into intimate relationships with undercover police officers have said it is beyond belief" they will have to wait a further two years for the public inquiry into the undercover policing scandal to hold any further public hearings.

The slow-moving inquiry is scheduled to complete its current round of hearings on Friday and is not due to question any further witnesses in public until spring 2024.