A public inquiry into alleged police brutality at the 1984 Orgreave miners’ picket will go ahead, according to reports. A delegation from the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC) met Amber Rudd on Tuesday to press the case for an inquiry. MPs write to Theresa May to demand inquiry into Orgreave policing Read moreThe shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, who has campaigned for the claims into the battle of Orgreave to be investigated, said reports that an inquiry would go ahead were encouraging. Around 6,000 officers, many with riot gear, horses and dogs, are alleged to have used excessive force to suppress a miners’ strike at Orgreave coking works in South Yorkshire. A total of 95 miners were charged following the clashes at the plant between Sheffield and Rotherham but their trial collapsed.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 23:41 UTC