‘Good’ case for quashing Hillsborough verdicts

A formal application to quash the verdicts of the original Hillsborough inquests has been made by the British government’s top lawyer.

Attorney general Dominic Grieve said there was a “good” case for setting aside the accidental death verdicts and holding new hearings into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the 1989 football stadium disaster.

The move comes after a damning report into the tragedy revealed a cover-up which attempted to shift the blame on to the victims.