Police refuse to comment on allegations of spying on Hillsborough campaigners

Scotland Yard will remain silent over claims that undercover officers spied on Hillsborough campaigners “to protect national security and undercover police tactics”, the force has said.

It refused a Freedom of Information request by the magazine Private Eye for files on the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and the Hillsborough Family Support Group amid claims the campaigners were put under surveillance.