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MPs and Lords Urge Starmer to Deliver Full Hillsborough Law Over Weakened Draft

Nearly 170 MPs and peers wrote to Sir Keir Starmer last week over fears the draft measure lacks key protections for Hillsborough families.

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Overview

  • The letter was coordinated by Liverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne and signed by 138 MPs and 29 peers from ten parties.
  • Signatories warn the proposed replacement of the 2017 Public Authority (Accountability) Bill would strip out the duty of candour and legal funding guarantees.
  • The government missed its April 15 deadline to introduce the legislation promised at the 2022 Labour conference.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said ministers remain fully committed to the law after campaigners accused senior officials of diluting its scope.
  • A revised draft is due before Labour’s conference in Liverpool in September, prompting warnings from survivors of state-related injustices that it falls short of promises.