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96 people died in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. Now a new UK law has been named in their memory artwork

96 people died in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. Now a new UK law has been named in their memory

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Britain has passed landmark legislation aimed at preventing state cover-ups and improving accountability after public disasters. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who promised to bring in the law during his 2024 election campaign, opened the debate on the bill in the Commons in one of his final acts as leader. The bill was inspired and named after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 when 96 Liverpool fans were killed in a crowd crush.

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