Labour MPs might rebel over Hillsborough law after talks with families break down

Bill would enforce duty of candour on public officials to assist inquiries after disasters

Keir Starmer is facing the prospect of Labour MPs rebelling on his flagship 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 pushing forward with the bill after months of arguments over its future.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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