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| Daniel Morgan family reject Theresa May police offer | Daniel Morgan family reject Theresa May police offer |
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| The family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan say Home Secretary Theresa May has offered an investigation into police failings. | The family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan say Home Secretary Theresa May has offered an investigation into police failings. |
| However, the family said they were disappointed after meeting Mrs May because they wanted a judicial inquiry. | |
| Mr Morgan, 37, originally from Monmouthshire, was found with an axe in his head in a south London pub car park in 1987 but nobody has been convicted. | Mr Morgan, 37, originally from Monmouthshire, was found with an axe in his head in a south London pub car park in 1987 but nobody has been convicted. |
| It is understood the home secretary has not ruled out a judge-led inquiry. | |
| Four men were charged in 2008, but the case collapsed in March this year. | Four men were charged in 2008, but the case collapsed in March this year. |
| Mr Morgan's brother Alastair and other family members had an hour-long meeting with Mrs May, the first holder of her office to meet them. | Mr Morgan's brother Alastair and other family members had an hour-long meeting with Mrs May, the first holder of her office to meet them. |
| The family want an examination of why the trial of three men charged with Mr Morgan's murder collapsed. | The family want an examination of why the trial of three men charged with Mr Morgan's murder collapsed. |
| Speaking outside the Home Office, Alastair Morgan said: "The home secretary was proposing a police investigation into the cover-ups, if you like, and our position is that we want... no more police. | Speaking outside the Home Office, Alastair Morgan said: "The home secretary was proposing a police investigation into the cover-ups, if you like, and our position is that we want... no more police. |
| "We have had police for 25 years and they have done nothing for us." | "We have had police for 25 years and they have done nothing for us." |
| He added: "It was profoundly unsatisfactory and we will be exploring all of the legal options to challenge the home secretary's position on this." | He added: "It was profoundly unsatisfactory and we will be exploring all of the legal options to challenge the home secretary's position on this." |
| Mr Morgan said the family "immediately registered our total opposition of it and if there is any such inquiry it will not have our support". | Mr Morgan said the family "immediately registered our total opposition of it and if there is any such inquiry it will not have our support". |
| A Home Office spokesperson said: "It is deeply regrettable that Daniel Morgan's killers have not been brought to justice and we understand the strength of feeling this case has caused. | |
| "The Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service are currently conducting internal investigations into the case and we expect their findings shortly." | |
| The murder outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham has been investigated five times, including bugging suspects' offices and homes. | The murder outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham has been investigated five times, including bugging suspects' offices and homes. |
| Mr Morgan's family have fought for many years for action - making allegations that investigations have been affected by police corruption - and say the case is "crying out" for a judicial inquiry. | Mr Morgan's family have fought for many years for action - making allegations that investigations have been affected by police corruption - and say the case is "crying out" for a judicial inquiry. |
| 'Debilitating factor' | 'Debilitating factor' |
| Before the meeting, Alastair Morgan said: "We have been writing to them [the Home Office] about the case for two decades or more expressing fears of corruption etc. | Before the meeting, Alastair Morgan said: "We have been writing to them [the Home Office] about the case for two decades or more expressing fears of corruption etc. |
| "I want this judicial inquiry because I want the public to see exactly how our police investigate the most serious allegations of police corruption." | "I want this judicial inquiry because I want the public to see exactly how our police investigate the most serious allegations of police corruption." |
| The Metropolitan Police now admit "police corruption was a debilitating factor" in the first investigation in 1987 and have apologised to Mr Morgan's family. | The Metropolitan Police now admit "police corruption was a debilitating factor" in the first investigation in 1987 and have apologised to Mr Morgan's family. |
| His mother Isobel Hulsmann, 83, from Hay-on-Wye, Powys, travelled to London last month to try to see Mrs May and push her for a judicial inquiry. | His mother Isobel Hulsmann, 83, from Hay-on-Wye, Powys, travelled to London last month to try to see Mrs May and push her for a judicial inquiry. |
| The minister was unable to see her on that occasion but a meeting was agreed. | |
| Lawyers acting for the family previously sent Mrs May a submission setting out the grounds for a judicial inquiry. | Lawyers acting for the family previously sent Mrs May a submission setting out the grounds for a judicial inquiry. |
| Politicians, including Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams, have backed the campaign. | Politicians, including Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams, have backed the campaign. |