Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London are due to be questioned by the Home Affairs Committee in Parliament on Tuesday, July 9.
Committee Chairman the Labour MP Keith Vaz MP said: โPublic confidence in policing in London has been rocked by the devastating revelations that undercover police officers sought to gather information on the Lawrence family in the wake of Stephen Lawrenceโs murder. The committee will ask the Commissioner at what level this decision was taken, and why this information was withheld from the subsequent Macpherson inquiry.
The Committee also welcomes the first opportunity it has had to quiz the Mayor of London since he took office in 2008. It plans to seek his views on how public confidence can be rebuilt following the latest revelations concerning the work of undercover police officers, and the further arrest of individuals under Operation Alice. The committee also plan to ask about performance to date against his manifesto commitments and the new Police and Crime Plan for London.โ
