Hillsborough: 'Duckenfield 'not best man for job'
The most senior police officer on the day of the Hillsborough disaster told the inquests today that he was “not the best man for the job”.
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The most senior police officer on the day of the Hillsborough disaster told the inquests today that he was “not the best man for the job”.
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