Wednesday 25 November 2026
PC Yvonne Fletcher and the Libyan Embassy Siege
We recall the 1984 murder of Yvonne fletcher, a young Police Constable, killed by gunmen acting on the orders of Colonel Gaddafi as she policed a demonstration outside the Libyan Peoples Bureau in St James Square, London. We examine the tragic incident that day, the events leading up to her death and the aftermath that reverberated around the world.
We salute the decades long fight for justice by Yvonne’s colleagues who fulfilled a promise to bring the killer to justice. Finally, we confront the uncomfortable truth of our government’s role and highlight the reasons Yvonne became a victim of one of Britain’s worst Policing tragedies.
Speaker: Paul Barwick was born in Watford and became a toolmakers apprentice after school. In 1985 he joined the Police Service and completed 34 years service with many responsiblities and roles. Paul ended up in the National Security arena. After he retired in 2019 he set up a walking tour business in Central London, focused on international espionage, looking at infamous incidents and amazing characters from the world of spying as they have impacted London.
