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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Hillsborough law: what is happening and why is it dangerous for Starmer?

Tributes to Hillsborough victims at Anfield in 1989
Tributes to Hillsborough victims at Anfield in 1989. The Hillsborough law is one of the Starmer government’s flagship policies. Photograph: Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Almost 40 years after the Hillsborough stadium disaster, which claimed the lives of 97 people, the families of those killed or injured reached a milestone last year in their long struggle for justice.

It came in the form of the Hillsborough law, which would compel public bodies and officials, such as the police, NHS and local authorities, to assist investigations with full and truthful information or face criminal sanctions.

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