Editing McLibel case (section)

==Later events==
Chapter 5 of [[Paul Lewis (journalist)|Paul Lewis]] and [[Rob Evans (reporter)|Rob Evans]]' 2012 book ''[[Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police]]'' is titled "McSpies". In recounting the history of the [[Special Demonstration Squad]] (SDS) it recounts the involvement of undercover policemen Bob Lambert and John Dines in the activities which led up to the trial. ''[[The Guardian]]'' later reported that Lambert had co-written the leaflet that was central to the libel trial.<ref name="McLibel leaflet was co-written by undercover police officer Bob Lambert"/> Steel has stated that Dines became treasurer of London Greenpeace.<ref name=bbcr4-reuniona/>

Documents from the case showed that McDonald's private investigators had been receiving information from the Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan Police were sued over this, which was settled out of court and with an apology and the Metropolitan Police undertaking not to share information from police computers with corporations.<ref name=bbcr4-reunionb>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00168fp | title=The Reunion – the McLibel Trial |publisher=BBC Radio 4 |work=The Reunion |access-date=18 April 2023 |time=31m03s |quote=Through the McLibel case documents showed that McDonald's private investigators had been meeting with the Metropolitan Police and getting information from them and we, after McLibel was over, we sued the Metropolitan Police for giving that information to McDonald's and they made an out of court settlement and an apology and undertook not to share information from police computers with corporations}}</ref>