Labour peer condemns ‘cover-up’ of undercover police officer’s ‘vile’ deception

Shami Chakrabarti urges home secretary to address lack of safeguards around undercover operations after latest revelations

A prominent Labour peer has condemned the alleged cover-up of an undercover police officer's 19-year relationship with a woman he deceived using his fake identity.

Shami Chakrabarti, the Labour peer and former shadow attorney general for England and Wales, is calling on the home secretary to address the lack of safeguards around undercover operations after the latest revelations.