THE former Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Revd James Jones, has welcomed the Government’s belated response to his 2017 report on the Hillsborough disaster, but said that he will “continue to press for further action”. On Tuesday, the Justice Minister, Alex Chalk, said that he recognised that the delay in responding had “only compounded the pain of the Hillsborough families and survivors, and the Government apologises for that”. AdvertisementIt made 25 recommendations, which included that public institutions should sign the Hillsborough Charter in a commitment to honesty, accountability, and the public good. Many of the families of those who were killed at Hillsborough criticised the Government’s response to Bishop Jones’s report. The Prime Minister said on Tuesday that “the Hillsborough families have suffered multiple injustices, and, more than 34 years later, there can never be too many apologies for what they have been through.

Source: The Times December 07, 2023 12:36 UTC