News Labour MPs demand home secretary “come clean” over secret Orgreave files Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, and predecessor Yvette Cooper are demanding answers from the home secretary in… Emma Bean 21st November, 2016, 12:21 pm
Comment Cooper: Home secretary must cough up 30 Orgreave files after inquiry snub Yvette Cooper, chair of the home affairs select committee, yesterday published her letter to home secretary Amber Rudd demanding… Yvette Cooper 21st November, 2016, 11:52 am
Comment Louise Haigh: Orgreave ruling a shameful stitch-up – but the search for truth goes on The decision by the home secretary yesterday not just to torpedo the idea of a public inquiry into Orgreave… Louise Haigh 1st November, 2016, 1:00 pm
News Burnham accuses Tories of misleading Parliament over Orgreave inquiry delays Andy Burnham has accused Conservative ministers of misleading Parliament over claims the police watchdog warned against an inquiry… Sarah Pine 20th July, 2016, 5:24 pm
Comment Sarah Champion: The deep scars of Orgreave show why we need to reform the justice system It is over 30 years since the events that have become known as the Battle of Orgreave,… Sarah Champion 14th June, 2016, 5:00 pm
News Hillsborough: Burnham launches campaign for raft of reforms to criminal justice system Andy Burnham today launches a cross-party campaign to tackle many of the in-built legal injustices which prompted 27… Peter Edwards 11th May, 2016, 12:01 am
News South Yorkshire’s top policeman suspended within hours of Burnham’s Hillsborough speech South Yorkshire’s top policeman was suspended within hours of Andy Burnham’s emotional Commons speech demanding he quit over… Peter Edwards 28th April, 2016, 9:34 am
News Tears and applause as Burnham leads tributes to Hillsborough families – and calls on top policeman to quit Andy Burnham brought tears to the eyes of MPs and the public in the Commons today as he… Peter Edwards 27th April, 2016, 3:58 pm
Comment A cover-up that went right to the top: Andy Burnham’s moving speech on Hillsborough Andy Burnham MP, shadow Home Secretary, speaking in response to Theresa May in the House of Commons, said:… Andy Burnham 27th April, 2016, 2:44 pm
Comment Shaun Wright is a prime example of why Labour needs more candidates with a life outside politics What qualifies someone to become a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC)? According to Shaun Wright’s website, not a lot. Shaun… Susan Hodkin 16th September, 2014, 3:32 pm