Hillsborough Law clears MPs, pledging candour and accountability
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MPs approved the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, the Hillsborough Law, to require truth-telling and cooperation with investigations by public authorities and officials, with amendments expanding its reach to intelligence services; it now goes to the Lords. Labour leaders Starmer and Burnham hailed it as a milestone for justice and ordinary people, while Conservatives criticized late changes and scrutiny.
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