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Hillsborough families call for safe standing: 'I don't believe for a moment that standing killed our 96'

Families bereaved by the Hillsborough disaster spoke out in support of 'safe standing' at football grounds on Tuesday night at a meeting which revealed that a significant proportion of them are in favour.

All-seat legislation was introduced after Lord Justice Taylor's report into the 1989 disaster, which killed 96.

But at a private meeting of around 50 family members and survivors of the disaster, held in Liverpool, more seemed to be in favour of 'rail seats' than against. Not all present spoke and there was never any intention to take a vote.

Families bereaved by the Hillsborough disaster have spoken out in favour of 'safe standing'
Celtic installed 3,000 rail seats that can be flipped down or locked into an upright position
Celtic installed 3,000 rail seats that can be flipped down or locked into an upright position

Louise Brookes, whose brother Andrew died at Hillsborough, sent a statement strongly arguing the case.