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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rob Evans

Undercover police officer accused of setting fire to Debenhams store in 1987

Bob Lambert.
Bob Lambert was named as a conspirator in an arson plot by one of the men involved in planning it. Photograph: Unknown

New evidence has emerged to suggest that an undercover police officer set fire to a high street department store while posing as a committed animal rights activist, causing damage worth £340,000, a public inquiry has heard.

The accusation against Bob Lambert, who also fathered a child while undercover and later became a senior police officer, is contained in testimony from one of the conspirators in the arson plot.

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