Blunkett Called to Probe Police

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Byline: EXCLUSIVE By Greg Lewis

HOME Secretary David Blunkett is to face demands to investigate South Wales Police - and launch a public probe to rival the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.

Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd has seen a dossier of 13 "concerning" cases investigated by the force and says an open investigation is the only way forward.

He now intends seeking cross-party support before taking the evidence to Mr Blunkett.

The Home Secretary has the power to initiate a public inquiry - which lawyers said today would be bigger than the 1997 inquiry into the police investigation of the murdered London teenager.

The cases under the microscope are dominated by several high …