The Hillsborough Law is expected to return to Parliament within the coming days, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy announced during Prime Minister's Questions, expressing confidence it will be debated before summer recess. The timing follows renewed political pressure stemming from a BBC report about MI5's handling of an agent who allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a machete and was described as misogynistic and violence-obsessed. Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper raised particular concern that MI5 had allegedly provided false evidence to courts to protect the agent. Lammy acknowledged the gravity of the allegations and committed to arranging a meeting between the security minister and the affected individual.

The Public Office Accountability Bill, named after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 97 Liverpool fans died due to police and other officials' failure to tell the truth about the tragedy, aims to require public servants to be truthful in official inquiries and investigations. The legislation has repeatedly stalled over disagreements about whether intelligence agencies should fall under its scope. The government previously proposed amendments that would have allowed security services to claim exemptions with their head's approval, but withdrew these after campaigner resistance. The bill was included in Labour's 2024 manifesto and now faces renewed momentum to address concerns about security service accountability.