The Hillsborough Law will create a legal duty of candour for all public officials, such as police officers, with criminal penalties for lying or withholding information Keir Starmer addressed the nation (Image: PA Wire)

Public officials could be criminally charged for dishonesty under the long-anticipated Hillsborough Law , designed to prevent future state cover-ups. In an address to the nation, Keir Starmer unveiled a new law he said would put an end to "the culture of obfuscation and cover-up, so public institutions can never again hide from those they are there to serve". ‌

This follows a decades-long struggle by the families of the 97 Liverpool fans who tragically lost their lives in a fatal crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield's Hi

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