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Hillsborough Law debate withdrawn after backlash from campaigners and MPs
The government paused the amendment after concerns it allowed security service heads to restrict disclosures, risking weakening transparency required by the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
- On Sunday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said security services will not be exempt from the Public Office Bill, while the House of Commons vote was delayed from January 14 to January 19.
- The draft Public Office Bill would introduce a duty of candour requiring public authorities to cooperate and tell the truth in inquiries, while government ministers say safeguards must protect national security.
- Around 30 Labour MPs backed Ian Byrne's proposal, while Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham said the amendment `creates too broad an opt-out` and Tracy Brabin said the bill was `95% there`.
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Burnham comes out against Starmer's Hillsborough 'betrayal'
Keir Starmer’s government have made such a hash of the proposed new Hillsborough law that the families of victims have come out against it. They aren’t the only ones either, with Merseyside-raised Andy Burnham making his feelings clear alongside Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram: Andy Burnham now leading the revolt over the Hillsborough law ahead of Monday’s votes in the Commons https://t.co/2ZRI3dfbm9 — Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) January 17, …
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