Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid shared some breaking news with viewers on Tuesday’s show, as she announced an update on the Hillsborough law.
On the latest edition of Good Morning Britain, ITV’s Susanna Reid delivered breaking news to viewers about a significant development concerning the Hillsborough law.
During Tuesday’s programme, which also featured Ranvir Singh discussing calls for her resignation, 54-year-old Susanna took the opportunity to update the audience.
She announced: “Breaking news this morning, in the last few minutes, families whose loved ones died in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 have just headed into Number 10 Downing Street after greeting the Prime Minister outside.
“It follows their successful campaign to introduce a Hillsborough law, introducing a duty of candour on public officials so that no more cover-ups happen when there are disasters in British public life.”
“They’ve urged the government not to water down the bill as it makes its way through Parliament, and the government has promised that that won’t happen and it will go through in full.”
GMB’s Susanna Reid announces sad breaking news about Hillsborough law(Image: ITV)
“Unfortunately for the Hillsborough families, it will not bring justice to them and their family members because it will apply in future, for future enquiries. No one has legally been held accountable for the tragedy at Hillsborough, as a result of which 97 football fans, Liverpool football fans, lost their lives.”
Co-host Richard Madeley reflected on the significance of the day: “Hugely important morning for them, important day for them. How selfless are they? As you say, there’s nothing in it for them. What they’re doing is for others in the future.”
Last year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a commitment to introduce the legislation by the next anniversary of the catastrophe, which occurred in 1989, reports Wales Online.
Keir Starmer met with the families of the Hillsborough disaster victims on Tuesday morning (Image: PA Wire)
The tragedy unfolded on April 15 at the Sheffield stadium during the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, resulting in 97 fatalities and hundreds of casualties.
Initially, responsibility was wrongly attributed to those who died, however, the victims were exonerated in 2016 following a comprehensive investigation.
During the programme, the ITV presenter interviewed relatives of those who died in the devastating incident, who have been tirelessly advocating for legislative reform.
Two women whose loved ones died at the Hillsborough disaster spoke on Good Morning Britain(Image: ITV)
Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James lost his life, expressed to the hosts that this marked a momentous occasion for rejoicing.
She remarked: “Obviously, we’re very, very pleased with what’s going to happen today in Parliament, as you’ve said, we’ve been fighting for such a long time to get to the stage where we are.”
Nevertheless, she continued: “Today is a day of celebration really. We have done things that are monumental, it’s history making., We still have a lot of work to do, there’s more to be put to it, but that can go on as the process goes ahead.”
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