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Starmer warned over fears of 'toothless' Hillsborough Law replacement

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More than 130 MPs have urged Sir Keir Starmer to deliver the Hillsborough Law as promised.

The legislation is intended to prevent future state cover-ups by putting a legal duty of candour on public servants to tell the truth, with criminal sanctions for lying.

Campaigners have not been shown the latest draft and say it is still to be replaced with weaker legislation.

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English

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