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Caitlin Doherty

Keir Starmer ‘engaging with campaigners’ on Birmingham pub bombings but does not commit to inquiry

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he would work with campaigners (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has said “we are engaging with the communities and campaigners” affected by the Birmingham pub bombings, but declined to commit to an inquiry.

Earlier this week, relatives of people killed in the 1974 bombings renewed calls for a public inquiry “as a matter of urgency” ahead of the 50th anniversary of the IRA atrocities.

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