The long-awaited Hillsborough Law is set to be approved next week.
Outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to use his final week in office to push through the legislation in Parliament following prolonged delays.
He pledged to Labour’s 2024 conference in Liverpool that the proposed public accountability bill would be introduced before the tragedy’s latest anniversary.
However a series of hold-ups saw the government put planned amendments on hold that would see intelligence services made exempt from the law.
It would allow MI5, MI6 and GCHQ employees to avoid prosecution on a duty of candour law brought in to honour the 97 Liverpool fans unlawfully killed.
However the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is now due to be passed in the House of Commons on Tuesday (July 14) before being enshrined into law.
West Derby MP Ian Byrne said: “I’m extremely proud of everybody who fought to get this legacy, which I feel now is a true legacy for the 97; for the bereaved families, survivors and all those connected to the campaign who have been harmed at the hands of the state.
“It’s been the honour of my life to be the parliamentary lead since we started this process in 2020 and also the greatest responsibility toe nsure that this was a worthy legacy.
“I feel as though now we’re in a position where I’m extremely hoipeful that if – god forbid – another Hillsborough happened, another Hillsborough-style disaster, that those families involved would hopefully get truth, justice and accountability far far faster than what the Hillsborough families and many other families who’ve been involved in a state cover-up have had happened to them.
“I think it’s a good thing for the country. I think it’s a good day, moving forward.”