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| Orgreave lawyer slams 'disrespectful' inquiry decision | Orgreave lawyer slams 'disrespectful' inquiry decision |
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| A lawyer who represented miners caught up in the violence at Orgreave has criticised the home secretary's decision not to hold a public inquiry. | A lawyer who represented miners caught up in the violence at Orgreave has criticised the home secretary's decision not to hold a public inquiry. |
| Amber Rudd told MPs on Monday a review into clashes between police and pickets during the miners' strike in 1984 was not in the public interest. | Amber Rudd told MPs on Monday a review into clashes between police and pickets during the miners' strike in 1984 was not in the public interest. |
| Lawyer Michael Mansfield QC said her decision was "disrespectful". | |
| Barbara Jackson of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign told a press conference the news was "devastating". | |
| "This has been four years of hard work, it's taken over our lives," she said at the Barnsley branch of the National Union of Mineworkers. | |
| More on this and other South Yorkshire stories | More on this and other South Yorkshire stories |
| In a letter to campaigners, Ms Rudd said policing had changed sufficiently in the years since Orgreave to mean an inquiry was not merited. | In a letter to campaigners, Ms Rudd said policing had changed sufficiently in the years since Orgreave to mean an inquiry was not merited. |
| The home secretary added that "ultimately there were no deaths or wrongful convictions" resulting from the conduct of South Yorkshire Police at the time. | The home secretary added that "ultimately there were no deaths or wrongful convictions" resulting from the conduct of South Yorkshire Police at the time. |
| What was the 'Battle of Orgreave'? | What was the 'Battle of Orgreave'? |
| Orgreave: The battle that's not over | Orgreave: The battle that's not over |
| Her decision has been condemned by former miners, Labour politicians and South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner. | |
| Mr Mansfield, who advises the campaigners, said those calling for an inquiry into police tactics at the coking plant near Rotherham had been "sloughed off" and would consider launching a judicial review. | |
| He told the BBC's Today programme Ms Rudd had overlooked an orchestrated campaign by South Yorkshire Police of "uncontrolled, unlawful violence" against miners. | |
| "There has been no disciplinary proceedings and no prosecution [of South Yorkshire Police] at all over the years," Mr Mansfield said. | |
| "This does not reinforce public faith in the system and what is needed here is the restoration of confidence. | |
| "It's not about what happened, it's really much more fundamental than that. How was this allowed to happen and why did it happen?" | |
| The so-called Battle of Orgreave was the most violent day of the year-long 1984-85 miners' strike. | The so-called Battle of Orgreave was the most violent day of the year-long 1984-85 miners' strike. |
| Huge lines of police clashed with striking miners as they tried to stop lorries carrying coke to fuel the Scunthorpe steel furnaces. | Huge lines of police clashed with striking miners as they tried to stop lorries carrying coke to fuel the Scunthorpe steel furnaces. |
| Violence erupted on both sides and at one stage police horses were sent to charge the crowd up the field as officers followed to make arrests. | Violence erupted on both sides and at one stage police horses were sent to charge the crowd up the field as officers followed to make arrests. |