The Attorney General has paved the way for fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Dominic Grieve QC told the House of Commons he will apply to the High Court to have the verdicts of the original hearing quashed, meaning a new one can be held.
Ninety six Liverpool fans died in the tragedy, which occurred at an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Sheffield stadium.
Mr Grieve indicated he had not yet considered all the evidence on the case, but was taking the exceptional step of applying for fresh inquests on the basis of what he had already read.
He told MPs: "My consideration of the evidence is far from complete but, given the anxiety further delay may cause the families affected by the Hillsborough disaster, I have decided to take an exceptional course and state at this stage that, on the basis of what I have already seen, I have determined that I must make an application to the court.
"In doing so, I should make it clear that further work will need to be done before any application can be made.
"In particular, there was not one inquest but 96.
"My current view is that I will apply to have every one of those 96 inquests quashed."
He added that he would be in contact with family members to ask for their views.
