Hillsborough families call for ‘all or nothing’ law as Labour expected to break pledge
Bereaved families have urged ministers to introduce the Hillsborough law in full, according to a new report, as Labour admitted that a promise to bring legislation to parliament by the 36th anniversary of the disaster would be broken.The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and the Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds attended the “family listening day” event on 3 February, which the Ministry of Justice funded, organised by the campaign group Inquest.The report of the listening day, titled All or Nothing, records the overwhelming view of attenders that the government must not retreat from its commitment to guard against future cover-ups by implementing a legally enforceable “duty of candour” on public authorities.But despite the event, and Labour’s manifesto pledge to introduce the Hillsborough law, the government has been rewriting the key proposals. After a furious reaction from families, Keir Starmer is now expected to break his promise to bring the law to parliament by 15 Apr...