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Proposed change relating to spies was criticised by campaigners and MPs as allowing an opt-out for senior officials

Ministers hope to reach compromise after MPs and families said bill went too far in shielding intelligence officers

COMMENT: My experience of shaping the new Hillsborough Law – which will compel public officials to tell the truth to public inquiries after major tragedies – has left me with a deep conviction that our legal system can and must do better, says attorney general Richard Hermer

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Labour figures also have concerns about appointing David Dinsmore as permanent secretary for communications

LABOUR MPs have called on Keir Starmer to rethink his appointment of a former editor of The Sun newspaper – saying it is a “gross betrayal” of…

KEIR Starmer has insisted he will not breach a pledge to deliver a “Hillsborough Law” for a second time ...

Campaigners want a legal duty of candour on public authorities and officials to tell the truth and proactively co-operate with official probes.

Report released as Labour admits it will break promise to enact law by 36th anniversary and rewrites key proposals