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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

No watering down of Hillsborough Law, says Lammy ahead of first debate

The Bill takes its name from the Hillsborough disaster which led to the death of 97 football fans (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

The courage of campaigners whose lives were devastated by state scandals will be honoured as the so-called Hillsborough Law comes before Parliament for its first debate, the Justice Secretary has said.

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on Monday, having been formally introduced in the Commons in September to begin the journey towards becoming law.

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