The Labour Party has officially committed to introducing a Hillsborough Law.
Sir Keir Starmer made the pledge in his party’s manifesto launched on Thursday as they bid to return to government in the General Election.
If elected to power, Labour have pledged to implement legislation for which families of 97 Liverpool fans unlawfully killed in 1989 have long campaigned.
The Conservative government rejected calls to enshrine the proposal into law last December, in a belated response to former Bishop of Liverpool James Jones’ 2017 report into Hillsborough.
Labour have now outlined plans to create a ‘new legal duty of candour on public authorities to tell the truth and proactively cooperate with official investigations and inquiries’.
The manifesto adds: ““Under the Conservatives, too many victims of historical injustices have had insult added to injury by years of legal delays.
“Without justice and truth, victims and their families cannot move forward. Labour will right this wrong, act on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry and respond to the findings of the Grenfell Inquiry and the Covid-19 Inquiry, to ensure swift resolution.
“Labour will introduce a ‘Hillsborough Law’ which will place a legal duty of candour on public servants and authorities and provide legal aid for victims of disasters or state-related deaths.”