Doreen Lawrence calls for ‘cowardly’ undercover officer to face public inquiry

Doreen Lawrence had criticised ‘cowardly and disgraceful’ police officers who sought to avoid public scrutiny by hiding behind anonymity or not appearing at all at the inquiry. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

The mother of Stephen Lawrence is pressing for the “cowardly” undercover police officer who spied on her family’s campaign for justice to be questioned at a public inquiry.

The spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers.