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Families of Hillsborough victims call for team to conduct 'rigorous' examination of SY Police

Families who lost loved ones in the Hillsborough Disaster are calling for Theresa May to send a team to conduct a 'rigorous' examination of South Yorkshire Police.

The jury in the Hillsborough inquests concluded that the 96 football fans who died were unlawfully killed. The six men and three women also concluded the behaviour of other fans was not responsible for creating a dangerous situation.

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Home Secretary to make statement about Hillsborough inquests

The conclusions of the Hillsborough inquests will reach parliament today.

Relatives of the victims who died in the Hillsborough disaster outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. Credit: Press Association

Home Secretary Theresa May will make a statement to the House after Prime Minister's Questions.

It comes a day after a jury concluded that the 96 football fans who died at the football stadium in Sheffield 27 years ago were unlawfully killed.

Meanwhile campaigners demanding an inquiry into police action in the so-called Battle of Orgreave say they have been 'spurred on' following the outcome of the Hillsborough inquests.

Ninety-five people were arrested during clashes between police and miners on the outskirts of Sheffield in 1984.

The Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) paid tribute to 'the dedication and tireless commitment of the formidable' Hillsborough campaigners.

‘I am overjoyed that justice has finally been done for the Hillsborough families. The verdicts demonstrate that with the determination and public support campaigners can overturn miscarriages of justice. The verdicts will spur on the OTJC and its demand for a full public inquiry into the policing at Orgreave on 18 June 1984.’

– Joe Rollin, OTJC Chair

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