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Javid told: Make sure we get the truth on Spycops
Victims demand Home Secretary assess the suitability of inquiry chairman Sir John Mitting, who they accuse of elitism
Home Secretary Sajid Javid

WOMEN deceived into long-term intimate relationships with spycops have demanded the government assess the suitability of a retired judge they accuse of elitism to lead the inquiry.

The women delivered a letter to Home Secretary Sajid Javid today demanding he also improve the panel of experts to the ongoing public inquiry into undercover policing.

Inquiry chairman Sir John Mitting, who has refused to reveal the groups who were spied on, is a member of the Garrick Club — a private members and men’s only institution.

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