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Battle of Orgreave: Inquiry decision expected | Battle of Orgreave: Inquiry decision expected |
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Campaigners demanding a public inquiry into the so-called Battle of Orgreave during the miners' strike are expecting an announcement from the government. | Campaigners demanding a public inquiry into the so-called Battle of Orgreave during the miners' strike are expecting an announcement from the government. |
Home Secretary Amber Rudd is thought to have said she will decide by the end of October whether to launch a probe into police conduct on the day. | Home Secretary Amber Rudd is thought to have said she will decide by the end of October whether to launch a probe into police conduct on the day. |
Thousands of miners and police clashed at the Yorkshire coking site in 1984. | Thousands of miners and police clashed at the Yorkshire coking site in 1984. |
Campaigners say South Yorkshire Police officers were excessively heavy-handed and manufactured statements. | Campaigners say South Yorkshire Police officers were excessively heavy-handed and manufactured statements. |
What was the 'Battle of Orgreave'? | What was the 'Battle of Orgreave'? |
Orgreave: The battle that's not over | |
Barbara Jackson, secretary of Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, said: "We trust that Amber Rudd will announce the only right decision, namely that there must be an inquiry into what happened at Orgreave and after it. These events are too serious to let them lie." | Barbara Jackson, secretary of Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, said: "We trust that Amber Rudd will announce the only right decision, namely that there must be an inquiry into what happened at Orgreave and after it. These events are too serious to let them lie." |
Ms Jackson said the group had "real concerns", however, about what sort of inquiry would be established. | Ms Jackson said the group had "real concerns", however, about what sort of inquiry would be established. |
Momentum for an Orgreave inquiry has escalated since the conclusion of the two-year Hillsborough inquests, which provided a scathing assessment of the under-fire police force's behaviour. | Momentum for an Orgreave inquiry has escalated since the conclusion of the two-year Hillsborough inquests, which provided a scathing assessment of the under-fire police force's behaviour. |
Read more about this story and others from across South Yorkshire | Read more about this story and others from across South Yorkshire |
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