Priti Patel’s direct intervention was made in private on Monday, and on Tuesday the Morgan panel issued a blistering statement attacking the intervention warning it would compromise their independence. Morgan told the Guardian: “They have known the terms of reference for the best part of a decade. The Met told the high court that Rees paid Glenn Vian to carry out the killing, and that Vian struck two blows with the axe. One time Met detective Sid Fillery replaced Morgan as Rees’s business partner at the agency and while in the Met, worked on the first inquiry into the Morgan murder. “The home secretary also has an obligation to make sure the report complies with human rights and national security considerations.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2021 19:50 UTC