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Liverpool MP Steve Rotheram has called on the prime minister to apologise for a previous Conservative government's handling of the Hillsborough Disaster. | Liverpool MP Steve Rotheram has called on the prime minister to apologise for a previous Conservative government's handling of the Hillsborough Disaster. |
Mr Rotheram opened the House of Commons debate over the release of documents relating to the disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans died. | |
He was backed by shadow health secretary Andy Burnham who said there had been a campaign to blame the fans. | |
Mr Rotheram went on to name all 96 victims. | Mr Rotheram went on to name all 96 victims. |
The Liverpool Walton MP said he wanted David Cameron to apologise for "the mistakes" and "the mishandling of the whole tragedy". | |
Home Secretary Theresa May said she supported Mr Rotheram's motion on the disclosure and publication of documents relating to the 1989 disaster. | |
She said she would do everything in her power to make sure the families and public would get the truth. | |
No documents would be kept from the Hillsborough Independent Panel, she said. Minimal redaction by the panel may be necessary, she added. | |
'Act of brutality' | |
Mr Burnham, speaking for the opposition, said the disaster and the events following it, were "one of the biggest injustices of the 20th century". | |
He said moves to blame the victims for the tragedy were "unprecedented". He added: "It was an unbelievable act of brutality against the 96 fans." | |
Mr Burnham also read from police papers which quoted an officer who watched as fans used advertising hoardings to ferry the injured. | |
Reading from the statement, Mr Burnham said the officer wrote: "They were organised and we were not". |