Police spy accuses colleague of fathering child while undercover

The Met has apologised to the women who were deceived into sexual relationships with spy cops. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

An undercover police officer has accused a colleague of fathering a child with a campaigner who was part of a leftwing group, a public inquiry has heard.

Malcolm Shearing, an undercover officer who infiltrated revolutionary communist groups, has blown the whistle on his colleague, saying he is “certain” that he is telling the truth.