Hillsborough families call for ‘all or nothing’ law as Labour expected to break pledge
Report released as Labour admits it will break promise to enact law by 36th anniversary and rewrites key proposals
David Conn, The Guardian
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Bereaved families have urged ministers to introduce the Hillsborough law in full, according to a new report, as Labour admitted that a promise to bring legislation to parliament by the 36th anniversary of the disaster would be broken.
The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and the Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds attended the “family listening day” event on 3 February, which the Ministry of Justice funded, organised by the campaign group Inquest.
The report of the listening day, titled All or Nothing, records the overwhelming view of attenders that the government must not retreat from its commitment to guard against future cover-ups by implementing a legally enforceable “duty of candour” on public authorities.