Andy Burnham will press ahead with his plan to force the Government to back a new ‘Hillsborough law’ designed to help bereaved families in their quest for justice.
The Leigh MP was instrumental in helping to deliver a final verdict of unlawful killing following the 27-year campaign for justice for the families of the Hillsborough disaster.
And Burnham, who also fulfills the role of Shadow Home Secretary in the Labour Shadow Cabinet, is set to force a vote in the House of Commons today on a historic new bill to provide fair funding for campaign groups seeking to challenge decisions made by the justice department.
Speaking about the proposal, Mr Burnham admitted that he hoped the recent Hillsborough inquest would mark a real turning point in the battle to place more power back into the hands of ordinary people.
He said: “Hillsborough must mark a moment of real change when Parliament rebalances the police and criminal justice system and puts more power in the hands of ordinary people.
“Never again should any bereaved families have to fight like the Hillsborough families have had to fight.
“We must call time on the uneven playing field at inquests where public bodies spend public money like water on hiring the best lawyers when ordinary families have to scratch around for whatever they can get.”