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Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships Jim Boyling tells public inquiry senior managers turned blind eye to long-term relationships with three women An undercover officer who deceived three women into sexual relationships said his superiors did nothing to prevent him from doing so, the spycops public inquiry has heard. Jim Boyling, who infiltrated environmental and animal rights activist groups for five years, said senior managers turned a blind eye to undercover officers having deceitful sexual relationships, often lasting years, with women. His managers adopted an attitude of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, he said. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/11/spycop-scandal-public-inquiry-jim-boyling-sexual-relationships?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu