Make the Sun newspaper apologise on it's front page for the Hillsborough lies.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The Sun newspaper, 27 years ago printed horrific lies on it's front page and labelled it 'The Truth'. Examples included ' Fans urinated on Police officers' and ' Fans picked the pockets of the dead'.
On 26/04/2016 the families/fans of Liverpool FC were completely cleared of any wrongdoing.

The next day 27/04/2016 the Sun refused to print anything about the case on it's front page even though it had been headline news on all forms of media. This was the worst insult of all to the families of the dead, Liverpool people and supporters and the citizens of this country in general. The disaster could have happened to any team from anywhere in the country.
The Sun should be forced to make an unreserved front page apology.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. The press is operationally and editorially independent of both the UK Government and Parliament.

You may wish to make a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which regulates the UK newspaper industry. You can find out more here:

https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makeacomplaint.html

Timeline

27 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Apr 2016

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