Police spy accuses colleague of fathering child while undercover

Claim part of inquiry into conduct of secretive undercover Met unit that spied on political groups over decades

An undercover police officer has accused a colleague of fathering a child with a campaigner who was part of a leftwing group, a public inquiry has heard.

Malcolm Shearing, an undercover officer who infiltrated revolutionary communist groups, has blown the whistle on his colleague, saying he is certain" that he is telling the truth.