Relatives of those killed in the Hillsborough disaster have demanded that the Home Secretary investigates claims that families were placed under police surveillance.

A campaign group told MPs yesterday that relatives believe they were followed by undercover police and had their telephones bugged and homes broken into.

The claims came before the start of a second inquest on Monday into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans during the FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield in April 1989.

Sheila Coleman, from the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, told the Home Affairs Committee that families and campaigners believed they had been kept under surveillance for years as part of a cover-up by police.

Ms Coleman said that she believed her telephone calls were intercepted and raised concerns about a