Margaret Aspinall, mother of a Hillsborough disaster victim, urged Sir Keir Starmer to expedite the comprehensive Hillsborough law, emphasizing no dilution is acceptable. Starmer had committed to introduce the bill by April 15, 2023, but the government sought more time for revisions. Aspinall noted the law should include individual accountability and proper funding mechanisms for families of victims to ensure justice. Following past police errors related to the 1989 disaster, campaigners remain wary of any attempts to weaken the proposed legislation.
To be truthful with you I'm pleased to hear that he's going to do the best version, but the best version for me is it's got to be all in its entirety.
It's no use watering it down in any way, shape, or form otherwise it would never be a Hillsborough Law.
We had to go out campaigning for funding from the ordinary public, which was an absolute disgrace to help us fight such an injustice that we had.
The law needed to impose a duty of candour on individuals and not simply public bodies, as well as proper legal funding for families of victims.
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