Hillsborough Law would eradicate lies and ease pain

I DON’T mind admitting I was Margaret Aspinall. To every single moved to tears watching Anne, the family member of the 97 who died. ITV drama about Anne Williams Think of how many lives it and the Hillsborough families’ destroyed. quest for truth and justice. It can’t ever be allowed to

I tweeted afterwards that maybe happen again. Which is why I now rival fans will stop singing support Liverpool Metro Mayor ‘always the victim’ about the Steve Rotheram and Greater people of Liverpool. Manchester Mayor Andy

The programme showed what we, Burnham’s campaign for a in the city, have always known: the Hillsborough Law. lies, cover-ups and sheer It would prevent public bodies corruption of the police, being able to spend ‘near limitless’ government and some of the media amounts of money on legal was not only disgusting, but representation at inquests, while criminal. the bereaved get no access to legal

It caused so much pain and funding. It would also introduce a anguish to the families, who only duty of candour on public servants wanted one thing: the truth. It during public inquiries and criminal extended their suffering cruelly, investigations – and a public despicably. advocate to act for families of the

Charl Hennessy, who lost her deceased after major incidents. father Jimmy to an That would help unlawful killing at stop the lies and Hillsborough – and corruption. And give let’s get this straight bereaved families that means peace. And if you still manslaughter or believe the people of murder – put it so eloquently, so Liverpool are ‘always the victim’, heartbreakingly for all the families then think of this. of the 97. She said: “[Former Chief It could happen at a concert, any Superintendent] David sporting event. Again. And it could Duckenfield’s failings destroyed our happen to you and your family. It lives. He told a lie in the heat of the has happened since Hillsborough at moment, we understand that. It the Manchester Arena and Grenfell was the silence for 9,465 days among other tragedies, and the that we can’t forgive. families are not only forced to fight

“You could have stopped all of for justice… they are forced to fight this. You didn’t. Shame on you.” lies, conspiracy and cover ups.

Those lies, that corruption, The state helped suppress the added so much pain, misery and truth about Hillsborough and suffering to the lives of people who blame the victims for their own already had them shattered by the deaths when they were caused by criminal actions of the police and criminal neglect. And not a single authorities. And the lies came not person has been held accountable just from Duckenfield, but so much for those actions. That is obscene. of the police, the government and That is a stain on our society, on the establishment. our institutions, and it cannot be

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State helped suppress the truth and blame the victims

NEVER AGAIN Families of the 97 who died were met with cover-up and corruption