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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Liam Thorp

New Hillsborough Law backed by Labour ahead of party conference in Liverpool

A new Hillsborough Law aimed at holding public authorities accountable following tragedies will be introduced under Labour, Keir Starmer has announced.

The party leader has given his backing to new legislation - also known as the Public Authorities (Accountability) Bill - ahead of Labour's conference in Liverpool from Sunday.

Campaigners, including families of the 97 who died as a result of the 1989 disaster, have been long calling for new laws and regulations to prevent future injustices where there is state involvement.

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