Survivors and bereaved families of the Manchester Arena bombing have hit out at government inaction to make venues safer. Their warning comes ahead of the latest inquiry report published later today (Thursday), which is expected to highlight widespread emergency services failures in planning, preparation and response to the terror attack.
Twenty two people were killed and hundreds more injured when Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb in the foyer of the Arena following an Ariane Grande concert in May 2017. Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett who was killed in the attack, has spearheaded a campaign for a law - dubbed Martyn's Law - that would require public venues to take simple measures to safeguard their customers from potential attack.
In 2019 the government announced its support for the law. It has conducted an extensive consultation and legislation was promised in the last Queen’s speech.
