Hillsborough law on hold ‘until agreement reached with families’

Bill will not return to Commons until government finds common ground over role of active intelligence officers

Labour will not bring the Hillsborough law back to the Commons for debate until it can reach agreement with the families, the Guardian understands.

Keir Starmer was forced to delay the bill again on Monday after talks broke down last week with families from Hillsborough and the Manchester Arena attack. Central to the disagreement is how the duty of candour in the public authority (accountability) bill would apply to serving intelligence officers.