Hillsborough Law In Chaos As Backlash Forces Government To Pull Bill

Keir Starmer has promised to bring in the new law.

Keir Starmer’s government has been thrown into fresh chaos after the prime minister was forced to pull a key bill following a backlash by MPs and campaigners.

The House of Commons had been due to debate and vote on the so-called “Hillsborough Law” on Monday.

But that has now been abandoned after a backlash over government plans to water down the legislation to protect members of the intelligence services.

One senior government...