An incoming Labour government will put a new Hillsborough Law onto the statute book.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will confirm the party's plans to bring in the new legislation - also known as the Public Authorities (Accountability) Bill - when its annual conference takes place in Liverpool in the coming days. The city will play host to the showpiece event from Sunday September 25 to Wednesday September 28.
Campaigners, including the families and survivors of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, have been calling for the creation of new laws and regulations that will help to prevent future injustices where there is state involvement. The Hillsborough Law Campaign, backed by the ECHO, is a broad coalition of bereaved families and victims of public disasters, campaigners and politicians.
