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The Hillsborough Law, a bill creating a legal duty of candor for public officials and bodies, is expected to be approved by MPs. The law would make it an offence to lie, mislead, or obstruct inquiries. It is named after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 97 Liverpool fans died. The bill was delayed due to concerns about its application to security services and national security, but the government says safeguards have been put in place and campaigners are satisfied. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who made a personal promise to deliver the law, wanted it passed before the end of his premiership. Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a long-time supporter, is expected to speak in Parliament. Campaigners including Margaret Aspinall and O'Shart Hennessey have been quoted. The bill still needs to pass the House of Lords.
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| Claim | Channel 5 | BBC One | BBC Two | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
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| MPs approved the Hillsborough Law bill. | |||||||
| The law imposes a legal duty of candor on public officials, making it an offence to lie, mislead, or obstruct inquiries. | · | · | |||||
| The law is named after the Hillsborough disaster of 1989, in which 97 people died. | · | · | · | · | |||
| The bill was delayed due to concerns about its application to security services, but the government says safeguards have been put in place. | · | · | · | · | |||
| Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham were involved in the campaign for the Hillsborough Law. | · | · | |||||
| Campaigners Margaret Aspinall and O'Shart Hennessey, who lost relatives in the disaster, were quoted in the coverage. | · | · | · | · | |||
| The bill still needs to go through the House of Lords. | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| The law aims to prevent cover-ups in future disasters, referencing the infected blood scandal, Manchester Arena attacks, and Nottingham attacks. | · | · | · | · | · | ||
| The law is also called the Public Office Accountability Bill. | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Downing Street hopes the law will be in place before the next anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in April. | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Tories jeered the spectacle during the parliamentary proceedings. | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| The bill was triggered by the cover-up after the Hillsborough disaster. | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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… Starmer of rushing this through while he's still Prime Minister. Less than 24 hours notice from consideration of a bill before us, that third reading is simply unacceptable. The House, those families, this bill deserve greater respect than …
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… night on a warm summer's evening here in London. Hello. We can never forget that for 20 years an entire English city was crying injustice correctly. And yet, this place ignored them for all of that time. We cannot forget that. That's Andy Burnham's first speech in …
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… initial bereavement, the incident that took their loved ones away. Then they are re-traumatised by the behaviour of the state. We cannot take that hurt away tonight. But we can …
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… of the British state. That is what this bill does. I finish again by praising the Prime Minister for making it happen and this truly is his legacy. Thank you very much. Nick Watt watched Andy Burnham's speech. …
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… this house will do in passing this bill tonight is? Rebalancing the scales of justice so that We have justice for ordinary people going forward …
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… lost along the way, you will never, ever be forgotten. You carried a burden that should never have been yours. You fought with dignity when others showed not. You …
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… dignity when others showed not. You taught this country that ordinary people can overcome the most extraordinary abuse of power. To every survivor, I hope today brings some measure …
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… to Parliament to see this final chapter. We had a massive cover-up. We couldn't get all the information. We had to …
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… information. We had to go out campaigning. We had the media against us, the establishment against us. We had everything against us. And I also say, …
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… had everything against us. And I also say, what a legacy for the 97. But also, it will be a legacy for Keir …
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… legacy for the 97. But also, it will be a legacy for Keir Starmer. At last year's Labour Party conference, the Prime Minister, …
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… needs. So that when public bodies fail, the response is candour, not cover-up. They and campaigners like them have made this happen. …
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