Petition backed by MEP

Local MEP Paul Nuttall has added his support to a petition campaign by Anne Williams, who lost her 15-year-old son Kevin in the Hillsborough tragedy.

She is fighting for a new inquest into the teenager’s untimely death and has so far collected more than 42,000 signatures on a government e-petition calling for an accidental death verdict to be overturned.

Her previous calls to the Attorney General have been rejected three times but undeterred she is still battling to uncover the truth and needs 100,000 e-petition signatures by Thursday (Jan 19) so that the issue can be debated in parliament.

“My heart goes out to Anne Williams and her family.  I know they will never rest until a new inquest is held and her concerns about the unanswered questions over his death are resolved,” said Mr Nuttall, UKIP’s deputy leader.

“I lost close personal friends at that match and understand as well as anyone how deep the scars of that tragedy go. Time is tight for this e-petition and I urge everyone to sign it.”

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