Alan Johnson and Clare Clark The Undercover Policing Scandal - where politics and fiction blur

In 2010 it was revealed that a number of undercover police officers had, as part of their ‘false persona’, entered into intimate relationships with members of targeted groups. The inquiry is still underway, as more cases are uncovered. The scandal forms the basis of Clare Clark’s psychological thriller which centres around the impact of this tissue of lies. But when do politics and fiction compromise each other? Alan, former Home Secretary turned bestselling author, whose latest novel is called One of Our Ministers is Missing, shares his unique perspective with Clare, an award-winning author of six critically acclaimed novels including The Great Stink, The Nature of Monsters and Savage Lands.