Premier League urged to tackle Hillsborough chants that ‘shame’ football

An MP says chants about the disaster aimed at Liverpool fans have become “incessant” and are now a weekly occurrence.

ENOUGH: A Labour MP has urged the Premier League to help stamp out chants about the 1989 Hillsborough disaster (Dave Howarth/PA)

A Labour MP has called on the Premier League to help stamp out chants about the Hillsborough disaster, saying it has a “duty of care” to the survivors of the 1989 tragedy.

Ian Byrne says chants about the disaster aimed at Liverpool fans have become “incessant” and are now a weekly occurrence and urged Premier League chief executive Richard Masters to meet him in a bid to tackle the problem.