Hillsborough Law reportedly delayed amid dispute over whether to include MI5
Families of those who died in the Manchester Arena attack want the security service included in the new legislation
Last updated 13th Jan 2026
Hillsborough Law campaigners are set to travel to London tomorrow for urgent talks with the Prime Minister amid concerns the bill could be watered down.
It's after the families of those who lost loved ones in the Manchester Arena attack wrote to Sir Keir Starmer last week, urging him to make sure MI5 wouldn't be excluded from a legal duty of candour.
It comes amid accusations the domestic security service failed to give an honest account of the information it held about the perpetrator of the 2017 attack.
Officially called the Public Office Accountability Bill, the so called Hillsborough Law would establish a 'duty of candour' for public officials, obliging them to tell the truth during public inquiries and investigations.
It follows efforts by some officials to cover up what happened in the lead up to the 1989 stadium disaster in Sheffield, which led to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans during an FA Cup semi-final.
A 2016 inquest ruled those who died that day and subsequently were unlawfully killed.
The Hillsborough Law was set to return to Parliament tomorrow, with families of victims set to head down to London in an effort to pressure the government to compromise.