Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family

Egregious' police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry

The mother of Stephen Lawrence has alleged at the undercover policing public inquiry that the Home Office was directly involved" in the egregious and unlawful" surveillance of her family's campaign for justice.

Doreen Lawrence also questioned why a politician who had held the post of home secretary had keenly" sought her out and was at pains to reassure her" that the government department had nothing to do" with the surveillance.