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Former cop who spied on trade unionists left the force to join blacklist firm
Then Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman joins Union leaders and workers in action against the blacklisting of construction workers, on College Green in central London in November 2013

by Bethany Rielly

A SPECIAL branch boss who spied on trade union activists in the 1960s and trained future spycops left the police to work for a blacklist firm, the Undercover Policing inquiry has heard. 

In an explosive statement today, blacklisted worker Dave Smith accused spycops who infiltrated trade unions of acting as agents provocateurs and undermining democracy. 

Mr Smith, who is the secretary of the Blacklist Support Group, highlighted new evidence supporting claims of police collusion with blacklisters over many years. 

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