Spy cops joked about sexual relationships with women, inquiry told

Managers turned a blind eye to gross and offensive' comments, says former undercover police officer

A former undercover police officer has told a public inquiry that his colleagues made gross and offensive" jokes about the women they were deceiving into having sexual relationships.

The officer, Graham Coates, said the jokes and banter were said in the presence of managers who knew about the relationships but deliberately turned a blind eye.