That the Parliament notes that 18 June 2020 is the 36th anniversary of the "Battle of Orgreave" during the miners' strike; understands that, on that day, thousands of Police lured pickets into a trap outside Orgreave coking plant, then attacked them with batons, horses, dogs and shields; further understands that 95 pickets were arrested with many charged with rioting, but that all charges were dismissed in court when officers were found to have perjured themselves, duplicated statements and lied; considers this to be one of the darkest days in the year-long strike, and an event that still causes huge pain in coalfield communities, and supports the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign's call for a full public inquiry into events that day and justice for all those miners who were present, including a number from the Lothian, Lanarkshire, Fife and Ayrshire coalfield communities.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Iain Gray, Johann Lamont, Pauline McNeill, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth