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| Lawrence police smear claims: Cameron demands investigation | Lawrence police smear claims: Cameron demands investigation |
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| The prime minister has called for an immediate investigation into reports the police wanted to smear the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. | The prime minister has called for an immediate investigation into reports the police wanted to smear the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. |
| Number 10 said David Cameron was "deeply concerned" by the allegations in the Guardian made by former officer Peter Francis. | Number 10 said David Cameron was "deeply concerned" by the allegations in the Guardian made by former officer Peter Francis. |
| The newspaper claims Mr Francis went under cover to infiltrate the family's campaign for justice in 1993. | |
| Scotland Yard has refused to confirm or deny the reports. | Scotland Yard has refused to confirm or deny the reports. |
| But a spokesman said the Metropolitan Police shared the Lawrence family's concerns. | But a spokesman said the Metropolitan Police shared the Lawrence family's concerns. |
| Home Secretary Theresa May will answer an urgent question on the allegations in the House of Commons at 15:30 (BST). | Home Secretary Theresa May will answer an urgent question on the allegations in the House of Commons at 15:30 (BST). |
| 'Tarring the campaign' | 'Tarring the campaign' |
| Former Labour Home Secretary Jack Straw told the BBC he would be asking the Independent Police Complaints Commission to investigate the allegations. | Former Labour Home Secretary Jack Straw told the BBC he would be asking the Independent Police Complaints Commission to investigate the allegations. |
| Mr Francis told the Guardian and Channel 4's Dispatches programme he had posed as an anti-racism campaigner in a hunt for "disinformation" to use against those criticising the police. | Mr Francis told the Guardian and Channel 4's Dispatches programme he had posed as an anti-racism campaigner in a hunt for "disinformation" to use against those criticising the police. |
| He said the Metropolitan Police were concerned the reaction to the Lawrence murder might result in rioting similar to that following the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. | He said the Metropolitan Police were concerned the reaction to the Lawrence murder might result in rioting similar to that following the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. |
| Working as part of the Met's now-disbanded Special Demonstration Squad, which specialised in gathering intelligence on political activists, he said he came under pressure to find "any intelligence that could have smeared the campaign" - including whether any of the family were political activists, involved in demonstrations or drug dealers. | Working as part of the Met's now-disbanded Special Demonstration Squad, which specialised in gathering intelligence on political activists, he said he came under pressure to find "any intelligence that could have smeared the campaign" - including whether any of the family were political activists, involved in demonstrations or drug dealers. |
| Mr Francis, who used the name Peter Black while under cover, says the aim of his operation was to ensure that the public "did not have as much sympathy for the Stephen Lawrence campaign" and to persuade "the media to start maybe tarring the campaign". | Mr Francis, who used the name Peter Black while under cover, says the aim of his operation was to ensure that the public "did not have as much sympathy for the Stephen Lawrence campaign" and to persuade "the media to start maybe tarring the campaign". |
| A Number 10 spokesman said: "The prime minister is deeply concerned by reports that the police wanted to smear Stephen Lawrence's family and would like the Metropolitan Police to investigate immediately." | A Number 10 spokesman said: "The prime minister is deeply concerned by reports that the police wanted to smear Stephen Lawrence's family and would like the Metropolitan Police to investigate immediately." |
| Doreen Lawrence said she was shocked and angry at the disclosure. She said: "Out of all the things I've found out over the years, this certainly has topped it." | Doreen Lawrence said she was shocked and angry at the disclosure. She said: "Out of all the things I've found out over the years, this certainly has topped it." |
| "It just makes me really, really angry that all of this has been going on and all the time trying to undermine us as a family. | "It just makes me really, really angry that all of this has been going on and all the time trying to undermine us as a family. |
| "Somebody sitting somewhere, calculating what, you know, what they'd be doing to look at and infiltrate, our family. It's like, we're treated as if to say we're not human beings. | "Somebody sitting somewhere, calculating what, you know, what they'd be doing to look at and infiltrate, our family. It's like, we're treated as if to say we're not human beings. |
| "Nothing can justify the whole thing about trying to discredit the family and people round us." | "Nothing can justify the whole thing about trying to discredit the family and people round us." |
| Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen Lawrence when he was killed, has said he will make no comment about the allegations until he has seen the Dispatches programme. | Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen Lawrence when he was killed, has said he will make no comment about the allegations until he has seen the Dispatches programme. |
| The Metropolitan Police would not confirm or deny the account given by Mr Francis, but admitted "the claims in relation to Stephen Lawrence's family will bring particular upset to them and we share their concerns". | The Metropolitan Police would not confirm or deny the account given by Mr Francis, but admitted "the claims in relation to Stephen Lawrence's family will bring particular upset to them and we share their concerns". |
| An independent investigation into a number of allegations against former undercover police officers, codenamed Operation Herne is under way. | An independent investigation into a number of allegations against former undercover police officers, codenamed Operation Herne is under way. |
| In a statement the Met said: "Any actions by officers working on or with the Special Demonstration Squad need to be understood by Operation Herne in terms of the leadership, supervision, support, training, legal framework, tasking and reporting mechanisms that were in place at the time." | In a statement the Met said: "Any actions by officers working on or with the Special Demonstration Squad need to be understood by Operation Herne in terms of the leadership, supervision, support, training, legal framework, tasking and reporting mechanisms that were in place at the time." |
| 'Morally reprehensible' | 'Morally reprehensible' |
| But the force gave the same response to allegations that another undercover officer had helped write the leaflets at the centre of the McLibel trial in the mid 1980s. | But the force gave the same response to allegations that another undercover officer had helped write the leaflets at the centre of the McLibel trial in the mid 1980s. |
| The statement said: "At some point it will fall upon this generation of police leaders to account for the activities of our predecessors, but for the moment we must focus on getting to the truth." | The statement said: "At some point it will fall upon this generation of police leaders to account for the activities of our predecessors, but for the moment we must focus on getting to the truth." |
| Mr Francis told the Guardian he had come forward because of the "morally reprehensible" way in which under cover officers had sometimes worked. | Mr Francis told the Guardian he had come forward because of the "morally reprehensible" way in which under cover officers had sometimes worked. |
| He is particularly angry his role was never discussed by the Stephen Lawrence public inquiry chaired by retired High Court judge Sir William Macpherson. He claims senior officers deliberately chose to withhold the information from the inquiry. | He is particularly angry his role was never discussed by the Stephen Lawrence public inquiry chaired by retired High Court judge Sir William Macpherson. He claims senior officers deliberately chose to withhold the information from the inquiry. |
| Stephen Lawrence, a black teenager, was killed as he waited for a bus in April 1993. | Stephen Lawrence, a black teenager, was killed as he waited for a bus in April 1993. |
| More than 18 years later, in January 2012, Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty of his murder by an Old Bailey jury after a review of the forensic evidence. | More than 18 years later, in January 2012, Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty of his murder by an Old Bailey jury after a review of the forensic evidence. |
| Dobson and Norris had first been arrested in connection with the murder just weeks after it happened, but the case against them collapsed. | Dobson and Norris had first been arrested in connection with the murder just weeks after it happened, but the case against them collapsed. |
| In 1999, the Macpherson inquiry into the killing and its aftermath published a report accusing the police of institutional racism. | In 1999, the Macpherson inquiry into the killing and its aftermath published a report accusing the police of institutional racism. |
| Sir William said during the investigation the Lawrences had been patronised, treated with "insensitivity and lack of sympathy", and kept in the dark. | Sir William said during the investigation the Lawrences had been patronised, treated with "insensitivity and lack of sympathy", and kept in the dark. |
| Dispatches is broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday 24 June at 20:00 BST. | Dispatches is broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday 24 June at 20:00 BST. |