What I can say about these trials, without fear of contradiction from anyone in the legal profession, is that the families’ experience of them has been utterly brutal.
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Failing to reach a resolution after 32 years is all the proof needed that major reform is required. As a minimum, we need two things: first, parity of legal funding for bereaved families at inquests where public bodies are involved; second, a legal duty of candour on officials.
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This was the basis of the Hillsborough Bill which I presented to Parliament in 2016. While we may disagree on yesterday’s events, can we at least agree that passing this into law would learn the right lessons from Hillsborough and even up the scales of justice a little? ENDS
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You can’t vary the law to suit a popular goal. I feel as sorry for the survivors as everyone else, but the legal system is there for a reason. It may not be perfect, but in a functioning democracy we accept that as a price for a generally just society.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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Lawyers and judges aren't there to think about how it treats ordinary people, it is to argue then rule on correct implementation of the law. You were in parliament for years and had the power to change the law....were you thinking about ordinary people??
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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Too many politicians don't bother to understand the law and lawyers are rarely rarefied. They usually deal with the worst stuff in people's lives.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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