A NEW campaign for the creation of a Hillsborough law to end the “cycle of injustice” faced by bereaved families was launched today at a high-profile event. 

The Hillsborough Law Now rally, hosted by Greater Manchester and Liverpool mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram and streamed online, heard from relatives of those who died during the 1989 disaster. 

It was timed to coincide with greater public awareness of the issue, generated by four-part television miniseries Anne, which aired on ITV this week.

The series, starring actor and Morning Star ambassador Maxine Peake, tells the story of Anne Williams, whose 15-year-old son Kevin died in the disaster. 

Calling for new laws to protect families hit by Hillsborough-style tragedies, campaigners said today that they should include a duty of candour for all police officers and publicly funded legal representation for families at inquests.

Mr Burnham said that the “appalling treatment” of the Hillsborough families was “sadly, not unique,” adding: “It is a pattern that keeps on repeating itself and it is time to break it.

“We need to level up the scales of justice in favour of bereaved families so that the truth is established at the first time of asking.”