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Tories refuse to back Hillsborough law
BETRAYED: Bishop James Jones reading the report to family members of Hillsborough victims
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MINISTERS were accused of betraying bereaved families of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster yesterday by refusing to introduce a new law to prevent future police cover-ups.
Responding after a six-year delay to Bishop James Jones’s report into the tragedy, the government confirmed it would not introduce the “Hillsborough law” sought by families of the 97 Liverpool football fans killed at the stadium.
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