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Police spying unit should have been shut down in 1970s, report finds

The Metropolitan Police Special Demonstration Squad spied on hundreds of campaign groups over four decades.

The Independent UK

Met Police’s undercover tactics slammed as spying ‘not justified’, landmark inquiry rules

Inquiry looked at women who were deceived into sexual relationships with officers and spying on justice campaigns including that for murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence

The Independent UK

'Stephen's family act with dignity, but how much more pain can they endure?'

Eva Simpson says that, 30 years on from his horrific murder, the family of Stephen Lawrence still can't find the peace they deserve following the news that there is a sixth suspect identified as being involved in the racist attack

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Stephen Lawrence murder: what new suspect adds to our understanding of this landmark case

More than 30 years after the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, London’s Metropolitan Police have named a new suspect. A BBC investigation identified Matthew White as a sixth suspect, raising questions about why it took police two decades to properly investigate White, who died in 2021.

The Conversation

OPINION - The Met must now reopen the case of Stephen Lawrence’s tragic murder

At the end of April, just two months ago, we marked 30 years since the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was killed in a racist attack in south-east London in 1993. There was an anniversary memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church and much reflection about how the Metropolitan…

Evening Standard

Ex-CPS chief Nazir Afzal condemns delay over Stephen Lawrence case investigation

The original investigation into the Black teenager’s 1993 murder was hampered by racism and alleged corruption

Evening Standard

Police ‘didn’t turn up to talk to the sixth suspect over Stephen Lawrence killing’

Matthew White arranged to meet a police officer – but the officer didn’t turn up, a relative claims

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OPINION - The Leader podcast: Sixth Stephen Lawrence murder suspect named

The Met Police has named a major new suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence in 1993.

Evening Standard

'Stephen Lawrence suspect revelation too late for family - but not too late for Met Police'

News that Matthew White should also have faced charges over the racist murder which rocked our nation are a tough reminder of the changes still needed in the Met following the Casey Review

Daily Mirror

Stephen Lawrence murder suspect's chilling threat to black man on street where teen died

Matthew White chillingly told a black man who confronted him, as he attempted to shoplift in Eltham, South East London in 2020, that he would be “Stephen Lawrenced”

Daily Mirror

Stephen Lawrence inquiry should have received more from Met, IOPC found

Watchdog identified further details that ‘could and should’ have been handed over to Macpherson inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Faith in Met police has plummeted and signs are it will only sink lower

Claims it let a key suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder slip away show how the force continues to be weighed down by its past

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Lawrence’s father and friend call for murder inquiry to be reopened

Met urged to re-examine case after new suspect is named and evidence emerges of police mistakes

The Guardian - UK

New suspect named in Stephen Lawrence case 30 years on

A new suspect has been named in the murder of Stephen Lawrence, sparking a furious response from his mother and renewed calls for officers involved in the case to be sacked for repeatedly bungling the investigation.

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Stephen Lawrence: Who was murder suspect Matthew White and why was he never charged?

Matthew White has been identified as the sixth suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence - and new findings suggest multiple opportunities were missed to build a case against him

The Independent UK

Who is Matthew White? New suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder

White first came to police attention aftering telling officers he visited the home address of two other suspects on night of murder

The Guardian - UK

Who was Stephen Lawrence case suspect Matthew White?

White, who died in 2021 aged 50, was convicted of an assault on a black shop worker near where Lawrence was murdered

Daily Mirror

Stephen Lawrence's mum 'unsurprised' by police failures as new murder suspect named

Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993

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Evening Standard

Too late for Stephen Lawrence but not for Met chief to drive reform

Analysis: Development is a serious blow to Mark Rowley’s bid to restore the force’s reputation and a reminder that the Met’s problems are ongoing

Evening Standard

Met police urged to reopen Stephen Lawrence murder case after sixth suspect named

Barrister Michael Mansfield says it is still possible to put the remaining suspects on trial 30 years after the killing

Evening Standard

Stephen Lawrence suspect was convicted of assaulting Black shop worker

Matthew White’s last criminal conviction was a 2020 assault where the victim said he warned: ‘Remember where you are, remember what happened to Stephen Lawrence’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Naming of a new suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder reveals yet more police failings

The entire incident that led to the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence on April 22, 1993, likely lasted no longer than 20 seconds. However, its impact on the capital, our communities and faith in policing has endured for decades — and it is not over yet.

The Independent UK

Stephen Lawrence’s mother reacts with fury over failures linked to sixth suspect

The BBC revealed that leads connected to Matthew White were not properly followed up by police until 20 years after the teenager’s racist murder.

Evening Standard

Stephen Lawrence murder: 50-year-old Matthew White named as sixth suspect for first time

Key suspect cheats justice thanks to more errors by Met

Daily Mirror

Where Stephen Lawrence's murderers are now as new suspect is named

Police have confirmed the name of a sixth alleged attacker in the UK's most notorious racist murder after the Metropolitan Police admitted 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation

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