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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter

Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors

Andy Burnham, left, and Steve Rotheram in black suits
Andy Burnham, left, and Steve Rotheram said the amendment risked undermining the spirit of the legislation. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

The mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it does not do enough to prevent future cover-ups.

The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment “creates too broad an opt-out” by allowing intelligence officials to decide what information is released to investigators after a major incident.

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