Hillsborough survivors urge Labour not to hire former editor of the Sun

Some Hillsborough survivors and families of those killed have urged Keir Starmer to reconsider appointing a former Sun editor to one of the government's most senior communications jobs.

- Michael Savage

David Dinsmore, who edited the tabloid from 2013 to 2015 and has since become chief operating officer of its parent company, News UK, is due to become permanent secretary for communications.

The role was created after the prime minister voiced concerns about the government's communications last year.

The Guardian understands senior Labour figures also have doubts about the appointment, which has yet to be officially confirmed.

In a letter to Starmer, Hillsborough families - and others affected by "scandal and state-endorsed abuse" - say Dinsmore is "manifestly unsuitable for public appointment" because of his long association with the Sun, citing its coverage of the disaster for which the paper has since apologised.