Statement on the 1989 Hillsborough disaster
12 September 2012 (updated on 12 September 2012)
Prime Minister, David Cameron, makes statement in the House of Commons on 12 September on the release of government papers on the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel.
Further information on the Hillsborough Independent Panal and a copy of the report can be found on the Hillsborough Independent Panel website.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
Leader of the Opposition, Edward Miliband, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
- Parliament TV: Statement on the 1989 Hillsborough disaster
- Commons Hansard: Statement on the 1989 Hillsborough disaster
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