It was meant to be a triumphant moment. After almost 16 months of briefing from Whitehall sources that Keir Starmer would never be able to keep his promise to introduce the Hillsborough law, the prime minister was introduced at the Labour conference by Margaret Aspinall. Aspinall, whose son James, 18, was one of the 97 people killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, has with other bereaved famili...

Labour will not bring the Hillsborough law back to the Commons for debate until it can reach agreement with the families, the Guardian understands. Keir Starmer was forced to delay the bill again on Monday after talks broke down last week with families from Hillsborough and the Manchester Arena attack. Central to the disagreement is how the duty of candour in the public authority (accountability)...

Why is the Hillsborough law so significant? This legislation – officially called the public authority (accountability) bill – seeks to address concerns that public bodies have been able to withhold information or mislead investigations in which they face criticism. The most high-profile example of this is the Hillsborough disaster, in which a crush during an FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989 led...

The mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it does not do enough to prevent future cover-ups. The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment “creates too broad an opt-out” by allowing intelligence officials to decide what information is released to investigato...

Keir Starmer is facing the prospect of Labour MPs rebelling on his manifesto-promised Hillsborough law after talks broke down with families over how the duty of candour would apply to serving intelligence officers. Starmer was introduced at last year’s Labour conference by Margaret Aspinall, whose son James, 18, was one of the 97 people killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. She praised him for...

The government is to delay the progress of the Hillsborough law while ministers thrash out a compromise, amid concerns from MPs and families over how it will apply to serving intelligence officers. The bill will enforce a duty of candour on public officials and contractors to tell the truth in the aftermath of disasters. But concerns were raised by campaigners that it went too far in protecting in...

👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne's on your podcast app👈 A row is brewing between the government, Labour backbenchers and the security services over the Hillsborough law. Sam has the intel on why MPs want it to go even further, leaving Number 10 in a tricky position. After several policy U-turns and potentially more on the horizon - is the prime minister still in the driving seat and to what e...

Born to a son of Anfield in a Warwickshire village, I grew up geographically remote from my spiritual football home. Emotionally, though, the pull of the boys in red was ever-present: from my first game at Anfield in 1974 to FA Cup final defeat at Wembley in ’77, to witnessing the first of Liverpool’s six European Cups, in Rome, when my first hero, Kevin Keegan, ran Berti Vogts ragged. I cried whe...

When the Independent Office for Police Conduct published the final report on its mammoth investigation into the Hillsborough disaster, the response from bereaved families and survivors was conflicted. Some of the IOPC’s findings could be regarded as historic, in particular that 12 former officers would have had cases to answer for gross misconduct, including Peter Wright, the chief constable of So...

From The press conference has begun with a statement from lawyers representing the families, summarising the watchdog’s findings that more than 100 cases of gross misconduct allegations were found against former police officers. But there is no accountability, they say. “Not a single officer will face a disciplinary action,” says the lead lawyer Nicola Brook. “No one will be held to account.” She...

Twelve police officers would have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct for a catalogue of professional failings relating to the Hillsborough disaster if they were still serving, the police watchdog has said. However, no former officer named by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired. Some, including Peter Wright, the...

Police were guilty of "deep complacency", "fundamental failure" and a "concerted effort" to blame fans during and after the Hillsborough disaster, according to a report from the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has spent 13 years carrying out the largest ever independent investigation into alleged police misconduct and criminality. Its report identified a dozen officers -...

The police watchdog will today publish its report into the actions of officers during and after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. The Independent Office for Police Misconduct (IOPC) has been investigating South Yorkshire Police since 2012. It is the largest independent investigation into alleged police misconduct and criminality ever carried out in England and Wales. Hillsborough remains to this...

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) "consistently and intentionally presented unsubstantiated evidence" about the Hillsborough disaster, investigators say. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been probing the 1989 tragedy since 2012 under the title Operation Resolve, and today published its verdict in a new 366-page report. Dozens of allegations of misconduct against several officers hav...

One derby goal tends to be enough for a place in Steel City folklore, so Tyrese Campbell is more than assured of his entry to the pantheon after scoring twice in Sheffield United’s 3-0 win at Hillsborough, 12 months on from his similar match-winning effort in the fixture at Bramall Lane. Chris Wilder’s side remain in the Championship bottom three but this was a bright spot in what has otherwise be...

After a nearly decade-long fight, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill has been introduced to parliament. Also known as the Hillsborough Law, the bill is intended to make sure authorities will face criminal sanctions if they attempt to cover up the facts behind disasters such as the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy, the Grenfell Tower fire and infected blood scandal. The bill being introduced to parli...

Public servants who deliberately cover up state-related disasters will face up to two years in jail under a new Hillsborough law, David Lammy has promised, following concerns from campaigners that it could be watered down. Writing in the Guardian, the deputy prime minister and lord chancellor said legislation would ensure that state actors from “the bobby on the beat to the highest office in the l...

Hillsborough campaigners have hailed a "momentous" day as a bill to force public officials to tell the truth is finally introduced into parliament. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known more commonly as "Hillsborough Law", will be tabled on Tuesday, after a nearly decade-long fight to get it on the statute book. Politics Live: Speaker grants emergency debate on Mandelson Crucially, the le...

Sheffield Wednesday have been banned from opening Hillsborough’s North Stand to spectators due to safety concerns, further compounding the challenges facing the crisis-hit club before the new Championship season. With Wednesday currently under an EFL transfer embargo, and Danny Rohl departing as manager this week, a prohibition notice issued by Sheffield city council means another problem has hit...

Families bereaved by the Hillsborough disaster have urged Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider the reported appointment of a former Sun editor to a senior government role. David Dinsmore, who edited the tabloid newspaper from 2013 to 2015 and is now the chief operating officer of its parent company News UK, is expected to become permanent secretary for communications. Politics Live: PM holding emergency...

More than 130 MPs have urged Sir Keir Starmer to deliver the Hillsborough Law as promised - amid claims it is being watered-down with a "toothless" replacement. Ian Byrne, the Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby, has written to the prime minister over concerns that officials have "carved out" key elements of the long-awaited legislation. Politics live: Labour rebel will still vote against welfare b...

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Le 15 avril 1989, en marge d’un match de football entre Liverpool et Nottingham, un mouvement de foule tue 97 personnes, en raison d’une mauvaise gestion de la foule par les autorités. Mais dans les jours qui suivent Hillsborough, la police locale accuse les supporters de Liverpool – qui auraient été saouls et ingérables. Une première enquête conclut au caractère accidentel des 97 morts et près de...

The Hillsborough Law will not be implemented before the next anniversary of the disaster as promised, the government has confirmed. In a statement to Sky News, a spokesperson said that after consulting with families, "more time is needed" to draft the best version of the legislation. Politics Live; UK 'regrets return to protectionism', says Lammy Sky News understands families had concerns about th...

A 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool supporters. That police case was wholly rejected in 2016 by the jury at the second inquest, who determined that no behaviour of Liverpool supporters contributed to the disaster, which happe...