Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to reports of an inquiry into events at Orgreave, said:

“It is clear that the Government have listened to what the campaigners are saying and that is welcome.

"But it is disappointing that it has emerged through an anonymous briefing to a newspaper. If it is true, the Home Secretary must confirm it without delay.

"It is also essential that the campaigners are consulted on the membership of any panel and its terms of reference.

"The Home Secretary is to be congratulated for having the courage to continue the progress of shining a light on past injustice. We won’t fully restore public trust in the Police until there is a true reckoning about the past.”

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