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Police chiefs 'spied on anti-deportation activists'

CHIEF constables compiled an “intelligence assessment” on activists campaigning against immigration raids on homes and businesses, it has emerged.

Police have continued to spy on left-wing activists despite the scandal over undercover operations, the revelation suggests.

The intelligence report was drawn up in 2016 by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, a year after Theresa May had set up an inquiry into spy cops.

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