Hillsborough law passes as Starmer prepares to hand power to Burnham

MPs have approved the Hillsborough law establishing a duty of candour, as outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to step down for Andy Burnham.

• MPs approved the Hillsborough law, creating a legal duty of candour for public officials to prevent institutional cover-ups.
• Starmer announced he would resign as prime minister after Burnham won the Makerfield byelection and returned to parliament.
• The EU delayed a scheduled summit with the UK after Burnham's election made it clear a new prime minister would take office.
• Burnham said he would ask the home and foreign secretaries to review options to deport the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang.