Manchester Arena bereaved families say MI5 must be fully included in new law on cover
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Key Points:
- Families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing are urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ensure MI5 and other intelligence agencies are fully included in the new "Hillsborough Law," which aims to prevent cover-ups by public officials.
- The law, currently progressing through Parliament, will impose a legal duty of candour on public servants, requiring them to proactively tell the truth during investigations, with criminal sanctions for breaches.
- Campaigners and families criticize the government for negotiating provisions that exclude individual intelligence officers from the duty of candour, arguing this weakens accountability, especially given MI5's past failures and misleading conduct during the Manchester Arena inquiry.
- MI5 was found by the public inquiry to have provided inaccurate intelligence about the suicide bomber
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