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Starmer’s ‘Hillsborough’ bill to be watered down campaigners fear

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Labour promised in their manifesto to introduce new legislation to put a legal duty of candour’ on public officials.

It follows years of campaigning by relatives of the 97 Liverpool fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield .

The Prime Minister has pledged to introduce the law by April 15 , the anniversary of the tragedy.

But campaigners are concerned that Whitehall officials are seeking to weaken the bill.