From oral evidence given in 2013 by Mark Kennedy, a former undercover British police officer, to the British Home Affairs Committee. Between 2003 and 2010, Kennedy used a fake identity, Mark Stone, to infiltrate environmental-advocacy groups. During this period, he pursued a relationship with a female activist. In November, London’s Metropolitan Police agreed to pay compensation to seven women who had been unwittingly involved in intimate relationships with undercover officers. David Winnick, Michael Ellis, and Bridget Phillipson were members of the Home Affairs Committee. Keith Vaz was the committee chair.

keith vaz: I want to start…