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Campaign & support group for women deceived into intimate relationships by undercover police officers. #spycops www.policespiesoutoflives.org.uk Instagram: policespiesoutoflives_

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 24

🆕📻🎧New #spycops podcast out now featuring 'Lindsey' & 'Jessica' from our group. Definitely worth a listen...

thisiscriminal.com/episode-321-...

Episode 321: By Any Means Necessary (6.20.2025)

In July 2010, a woman was on vacation with her boyfriend of six years — they were traveling around Italy in a van. One day, she was looking for a pair of sunglasses in the glove box, and she found a p...

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · 7d

It's hard to know when the bottom of the barrel has been scraped. This latest revelation about Met police racism & misogyny is yet another example of its rotten core that #spycops survivors are all too familiar with.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Met officers suspended over alleged abuse of suspects and support for Tommy Robinson

BBC’s Panorama to broadcast allegations about Charing Cross station after sending evidence to police chiefs

www.theguardian.com

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · 12d

So excited about this fabulous event on Fri 24th & Sat 25th October in central London: SURVIVING #SPYCOPS.

With a brilliant line up of speakers on Friday including the wonderful comedian Mark Thomas plus fantastic new protest art. Not to be missed!

Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-...

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · 14d

💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥

POLICE SPIES OUT OF LIVES: STOP STATE-SPONSORED ABUSE OF WOMEN BY #SpyCops

Survivors of the undercover policing scandal in conversation about their fight for justice.

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

@spiesoutoflives.bsky.social @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · 13d

Less than a week to register for the next set of in-person hearings of the #spycops inquiry. Don't miss your opportunity to turn the tables on the spies & watch their every move from the public gallery.

www.ucpi.org.uk/hearings-reg...

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · 16d

Registration to attend in-person #spycops inquiry hearings is open until 5pm on September 29th. Book your place here:
www.ucpi.org.uk/hearings-reg...
and to see who's on when, go here: www.ucpi.org.uk/2025/08/18/i...

Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're looking forward to speaking next week at this fringe meeting at @tuc.org.uk conference to start building an audience for the next set of #spycops inquiry hearings. If you're in Brighton, come & say hello. 👋

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Aug 19

Latest round of hearings at #spycops inquiry has been announced with several of our women giving evidence about their state-sponsored, lying, cheating ex-boyfriends including 'Sara', 'Ellie' & 'Alison'

www.ucpi.org.uk/2025/08/18/i...

www.ucpi.org.uk

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thanks to the wonderful Maxine Peake for recording this a while ago. Full version on our YouTube. Please share widely & get your mates to sign our petition to make this abuse by #undercover cops illegal once and for all.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

#Spycops #NoExcuses

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · Jul 25

New on our site- Belinda Harvey was deceived into a long-term relationship by #spycops officer Bob Lambert. She wasn't an activist just a perk of the job, it was utterly cynical abuse by him. Here's our report of her day at the public inquiry

campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/07/25/u...

UCPI – Daily Report: 26 November 2024 - Belinda Harvey

Report of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning Belinda Harvey who was deceived into a relationship by spycop Bob Lambert.

campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jul 25

#Spycops inquiry starts again in October. What we’ve seen so far is the police protecting themselves. And that they’re the ones subverting democracy not the activists they spied on. Make sure to follow, & please sign our petition if you haven’t already.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jul 23

Getting ready for start of #Spycops Inquiry into police abuses which starts again in October. Watch this space for more information, & if you haven't already signed our petition, please follow link below: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7214…#noexcusese#policec#liarsandcheatersrs

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jul 15

ICYMI: 'The man who was controlling, isolating & assaulting her was not only her husband – he was also a fellow serving officer...'

If this is how they treat wives & female colleagues; other women don't stand a chance.

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

#InstitutionalisedSexism #NoExcuses

‘Staying silent is no longer an option’: female police of...

When a domestic abuser is also a fellow police officer, victims have been subjected to further trauma as forces close ranks against them. Now survivors a...

observer.co.uk

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jul 6

'At the heart of the case is the violent abuse of a woman by a state agent under MI5's control.'

Sound familar? #spycops

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How MI5 piled falsehood on falsehood in court in the case of a spy who abused women

Security Service continued to provide misleading evidence even after its lie was exposed, BBC can reveal.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 24

🆕📻🎧New #spycops podcast out now featuring 'Lindsey' & 'Jessica' from our group. Definitely worth a listen...

thisiscriminal.com/episode-321-...

Episode 321: By Any Means Necessary (6.20.2025)

thisiscriminal.com

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 24

📢📚We're delighted that the collective #spycops memoir 'The Undercover Police Scandal' has been selected as part of the June Kindle Daily Deals promotion. This means the ebook will be reduced tomorrow (JUNE 25th) ONLY to 99p!

If you haven't already read it, now's the time...

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 23

💕Love & solidarity w/ Kristina O'Connor

‘My experience has taught me that the police cannot be trusted with women’s safety.”

Police misconduct panel found DCI Mason should be dismissed from Met police for sexual harassment of Kristina.

www.bindmans.com/news-insight...

Police Misconduct Panel dismiss officer found guilty of gross misconduct against Kristina O’Connor | Bindmans

On 20 June 2025, a police misconduct panel found that former DI Mason should be dismissed from the Metropolitan Police due to his sexual harassment of Kristina O’Connor, which the panel found amounted...

www.bindmans.com

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 16

What if it was your sister? Your daughter? Your mother? Or your friend? Don't let this state-sponsored abuse happen again to ANY other women. Help us make this immoral undercover practice illegal once & for all. SIGN NOW.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

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FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social · Jun 12

The 'inquiry into Scotland Yard’s undercover “spy cops” unit could run to more than £200 million, which would make it the most expensive in British legal history, it has emerged.'

#FiLiA2025 for more on #Spycops @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

‘Spy cops’ inquiry set to be most expensive ever

The cost of the decade-old public inquiry into undercover police officers’ sexual relationships with unwitting women could exceed £200 million

www.thetimes.com

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 12

Please sign & share:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
#spycops #NoExcuses

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · Jun 11

As the #spycops public inquiry moves toward the era that's not-so-ancient history, police are calling for it to be wound up because it's gone on too long & cost so much money - due to police stalling tactics. We all deserve the whole truth.
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/w...

Women targeted by undercover police hit back at calls for inquiry to be wound up

The Undercover Policing Inquiry, which started in 2015, could cost more than £200 million, the Daily Telegraph reported.

www.standard.co.uk

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 11

Catch up with the latest in #spycops inquiry saga...

"The real outrage should be in response to the appalling actions of this unlawful, undemocratic undercover policing unit & the lack of legal safeguards in place to prevent this happening again."

www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/w...

Women targeted by undercover police hit back at calls for inquiry to be wound up

The Undercover Policing Inquiry, which started in 2015, could cost more than £200 million, the Daily Telegraph reported.

www.standard.co.uk

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks for joining us and for your ongoing support with our campaign.

Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 4

📺If you weren't able to attend our book launch of 'DISCLOSURE - Unravelling the Spycops Files' with Kate Wilson yesterday evening, or you missed the livestream, a recording of the event is on our YouTube channel now.

youtube.com/watch?v=_1Hi...

#spycops #noexcuses #disclosure

Book Launch for Kate Wilson's memoir 'DISCLOSURE: Unravelling the Spycops Files' June 2025

YouTube video by POLICE SPIES OUT OF LIVES

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Police Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · Jun 1

We’re nearly full for Kate Wilson’s book launch on 3rd June - just a few spaces left so if you want to be there in person hurry & book via Eventbrite.

No-one will miss out though as we’ll have a live stream on our YouTube channel starting at 6pm:

youtube.com/@policespies...

#spycops