Politics
Hillsborough Law to pass Commons before Starmer leaves office after intelligence services exemption removed
July 13, 2026 at 06:25 PM
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TGThe Guardian
Tuesday briefing: The law that Hillsborough built – and the bitter final battle to get it through
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TGThe Guardian
Starmer is expected to use last week in power to push through Hillsborough law
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BNBBC News
Hillsborough Law set to be approved by MPs before summer break
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Hillsborough Law not likely until after summer recess
(opens the publisher’s site)After months of delay, the government has scheduled the Hillsborough Law's remaining Commons stages for Tuesday, paving the way for its passage before the summer recess.
- The government scheduled the bill's remaining Commons stages for Tuesday, 14 July, after agreeing a new amendment that removes the intelligence services opt-out.
- Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told the Commons on 8 July he was confident the bill would return "in the coming days."
- Charlotte Hennessy, whose father died in the Hillsborough disaster, said the prime minister had fulfilled his promise to implement the law.
- The bill was delayed in January after disagreements over how a duty of candour would apply to intelligence agencies.