Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has written to every MP in the UK urging them to back a Hillsborough Law.
Joined by his friend and colleague, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, the pair have called on all 650 members of Parliament to urge action ahead of the 33rd anniversary of the disaster in which 97 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed. In their letter, the Mayors ask MPs for two commitments: a personal commitment to the principle of a “comprehensive” Hillsborough Law, and to call on the Government to commit to introducing it in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech.
The letter comes after the Hillsborough Law Now event held in January, where bereaved families and former Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Theresa May came together to call for amendments to the justice system to prevent a repeat of the experience felt by the Hillsborough families.
