Not holding Birmingham pub bombs public inquiry is outrageous – victim’s sister

Julie Hambleton has campaigned for justice over the death of the Birmingham pub bombings victims (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Archive)

The sister of a woman killed in the Birmingham pub bombings said the Government decision not to hold a public inquiry is “outrageous”.

Julie Hambleton, whose sister, Maxine, lost her life in the 1974 Provisional IRA attacks, said a two-and-a-half page letter she received on Thursday morning explaining the Government’s decision was “patronising”.