A man dying of cancer has delivered an impassioned plea for the public’s support for Labour in Manchester.
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tragically lost their lives after an explosion happened at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.Her campaign is for Martyn’s Law, and would require venues and local authorities across the country to have training requirements and preventative plans against terror attacks. She met with the Prime Minister just hours before he called a general election on Tuesday (May 22) for July 4 after she completed a 200-mile walk to Downing Street to discuss the law.Following the meeting with the PM, Ms Murray said he had promised her he would introduce Martyn’s Law to Parliament before summer recess but could not guarantee the legislation would be passed before the next election.Her conversation with Sunak came at the same time Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer wrote to the PM promising his support to ensure the bill becomes law.He wrote [via Manchester Evening News]: “If time is allocated after the upcoming recess, we will work constructively with the government to ensure this bill is passed swiftly.
You will recall the promise you made to Figen Murray in December 2022 to put this legislation into place. I urge you to work with us to deliver on that promise without further delay.
A man dying of cancer has delivered an impassioned plea for the public’s support for Labour in Manchester.
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The Home Secretary insists he is 'particularly sorry' to Figen Murray after plans to introduce Martyn's Law were scuppered by the general election. Martyn Hett's campaigning mum walked 200 miles from Manchester to Westminster as part of her campaign to change the law.
tragically lost their lives after an explosion happened at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.Fans were leaving the show when a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber in a public foyer. The lone attacker died in the explosion from what is said to be a homemade bomb.