Lizzie Dearden is The Independent's Home Affairs Editor. She writes about extremism, terrorism, crime, policing and legal affairs. She received a commendation in the crime and legal affairs category of the 2020 British Journalism Awards, for “a range of high-quality exclusive stories on huge matters of public interest”.
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