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Robyn Vinter

FOUND: Withdraw hillsborough law amendment urge liverpool and manchester mayors | Mind Blowing Facts

Andy Burnham, left, and Steve Rotheram in black suits
Andy Burnham, left, and Steve Rotheram said the amendment risked undermining the spirit of the legislation. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

The mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it does not do enough to prevent future cover-ups.

The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment “creates too broad an opt-out” by allowing intelligence officials to decide what information is released to investigators after a major incident.

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