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Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie suspended

Trevor Hick, Margaret Aspinall and Kenny Dalglish pose with Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals outside St George's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: (L-R) Trevor Hick, Margaret Aspinall, Kenny Dalglish, Lord Mayor Roz Gladden, Marina Dalglish, Lord Mayors Consort Roy Gladden and Professor Phil Scraton pose with Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals outside St George's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. A ceremony at St George's Hall saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

Queen's University Belfast professor Phil Scraton stands outside St Geroge's Hall as a banner commemorating the Hillsborough disaster hands behind on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton is given a standing ovation after making a speech on receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton is given a standing ovation after making a speech on receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton makes a speech after receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton makes a speech after receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton makes a speech after receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Trevor Hick receives the Freedom of the City of Liverpool on behalf of his daughters Sarah, 19, and Victoria, 15, as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

Marina Dalglish (centre) receives her medal after being awarded Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have also been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City and their families will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Trevor and Jenni Hicks receive medals on behalf of their daughters Sarah and Vicki, who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, after they were awarded Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City and their families will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A family member of one of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster looks at a medal, after the victims were posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City, at Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

Kenny Dalglish (centre) receives his medal after being awarded Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have also been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City and their families will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

People attend a ceremony where the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City, at Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish with Freedom of the City of Liverpool Medal outside St George's Hall. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England.The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish speaks to the press with his wife Marina outside St George's Hall after he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish speaks to the press outside St George's Hall after he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish speaks to the press with his wife Marina outside St George's Hall after he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals are seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A Freedom of the City of Liverpool medal is seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A Freedom of the City of Liverpool scroll is presented to the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disater during a ceremony at St George's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A Freedom of the City of Liverpool medal is seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals are seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)

General view of Liverpool Town Hall, where the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

General view of Liverpool Town Hall, where the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Candles are lit as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

(Left to right) Trevor Hicks, Margaret Apsinall, Kenny Dalglish, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden, Marina Dalglish, Consort Roy Gladden and Professor Phil Scraton all hold a medal for each of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims as they are awarded the Freedom of the City. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A man walks past candles as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Candles are lit as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A freedom of the city medal in the name of former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

A freedom of the city scroll in the name of former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

A scroll made out to Jon-Paul Gilhooley, one of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster is laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

A scroll which will be given to former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool Town Hall, when he and the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Some of the scrolls and individual medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The scrolls and medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A member of the public looks at some of the scrolls and individual medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A scroll which will be given to former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool Town Hall, when he and the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden with one of the scrolls at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden with one of the scrolls at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A medal which will be given to former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool Town Hall, when he and the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

(From the left) The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden, artist Esther Lazenby and Consort Roy Gladden with some of the scrolls and individual medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

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thumbnail: Trevor Hick, Margaret Aspinall and Kenny Dalglish pose with Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals outside St George's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: (L-R) Trevor Hick, Margaret Aspinall, Kenny Dalglish, Lord Mayor Roz Gladden, Marina Dalglish, Lord Mayors Consort Roy Gladden and Professor Phil Scraton pose with Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals outside St George's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. A ceremony at St George's Hall saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: Queen's University Belfast professor Phil Scraton stands outside St Geroge's Hall as a banner commemorating the Hillsborough disaster hands behind on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton is given a standing ovation after making a speech on receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton is given a standing ovation after making a speech on receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton makes a speech after receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton makes a speech after receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Professor Phil Scraton makes a speech after receiving the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Trevor Hick receives the Freedom of the City of Liverpool on behalf of his daughters Sarah, 19, and Victoria, 15, as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: Marina Dalglish (centre) receives her medal after being awarded Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have also been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City and their families will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: Trevor and Jenni Hicks receive medals on behalf of their daughters Sarah and Vicki, who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, after they were awarded Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City and their families will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: A family member of one of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster looks at a medal, after the victims were posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City, at Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: Kenny Dalglish (centre) receives his medal after being awarded Freedom of the City of Liverpool at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have also been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City and their families will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: People attend a ceremony where the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City, at Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish with Freedom of the City of Liverpool Medal outside St George's Hall. The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England.The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish speaks to the press with his wife Marina outside St George's Hall after he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish speaks to the press outside St George's Hall after he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Kenny Dalglish speaks to the press with his wife Marina outside St George's Hall after he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals are seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A Freedom of the City of Liverpool medal is seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A Freedom of the City of Liverpool scroll is presented to the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disater during a ceremony at St George's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: A Freedom of the City of Liverpool medal is seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Freedom of the City of Liverpool medals are seen as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony held at St Georges's Hall on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Candles are lit and roses laid to commemorate the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at St George's Hall as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool during a ceremony on September 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The ceremony saw the posthumous honours collected by families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989. The freedom of the City was also awarded to Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina, as well as Professor Phil Scraton, the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)
thumbnail: General view of Liverpool Town Hall, where the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: General view of Liverpool Town Hall, where the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster have been posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: Candles are lit as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: (Left to right) Trevor Hicks, Margaret Apsinall, Kenny Dalglish, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden, Marina Dalglish, Consort Roy Gladden and Professor Phil Scraton all hold a medal for each of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims as they are awarded the Freedom of the City. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: A man walks past candles as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: Candles are lit as the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster are posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City at a ceremony in Liverpool Town Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 22, 2016. The families of those who lost their lives will receive a specially designed scroll and a unique medal with the name of their loved one inscribed on it. See PA story SPORT Hillsborough. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: A freedom of the city medal in the name of former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: A freedom of the city scroll in the name of former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: A scroll made out to Jon-Paul Gilhooley, one of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster is laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow. / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: Freedom of the city medals and scrolls are laid out at the Town Hall in Liverpool, north west England on Sepember 21, 2016. The posthumous honour of Freedom of the City will be awarded to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989 along with key campaigners tomorrow / AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
thumbnail: A scroll which will be given to former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool Town Hall, when he and the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: Some of the scrolls and individual medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: The scrolls and medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: A member of the public looks at some of the scrolls and individual medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: A scroll which will be given to former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool Town Hall, when he and the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden with one of the scrolls at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden with one of the scrolls at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: A medal which will be given to former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool Town Hall, when he and the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
thumbnail: (From the left) The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roz Gladden, artist Esther Lazenby and Consort Roy Gladden with some of the scrolls and individual medals at Liverpool Town Hall, which are to be given to families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster when they receive the Freedom of the City tomorrow. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday September 21, 2016. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A petition calling for Premier League clubs to ban journalists from The Sun newspaper has attracted more than 8,000 signatures.

On Saturday Everton Football Club followed Liverpool FC's lead and banned journalists from the newspaper after Kelvin MacKenzie's controversial article about Ross Barkley.

MacKenzie has since been suspended from the newspaper after he expressed "wrong" and "unfunny" views about the people of Liverpool, News UK said.

Organisers of the petition FootyBlog.net said: "We're requesting that The Premier League organisation proposes to deny journalists of The Sun newspaper, owned by News UK, access to all 20 Premier League club premises.

"This move follows both Liverpool and Everton FC's decision to deny journalists of The Sun to access their football club and training ground facilities, dating back to both the untruthful allegations printed about the Hillsborough disaster, and more recently due to racist and hateful comments about footballers at Everton FC and people living within the city of Liverpool. "

A statement issued by Everton at the weekend read: "Yesterday Everton Football Club informed The Sun newspaper that it was banned from Goodison Partk, the USM Finch Farm training ground and all areas of the club's operation.

"Whilst we will not dignify any journalist with a response to appalling and indefensible allegations, the newspaper has to know that any attack on this city, either against a much respected community of individual, is not acceptable."

In the article on Friday, MacKenzie compared Barkley, who has a grandfather born in Nigeria, to a "gorilla".

MacKenzie also said that people with similar "pay packets" in Liverpool were "drug dealers".

A statement from News UK on Friday read: "The Sun's columnist Kelvin MacKenzie has been suspended from the paper with immediate effect. The views expressed by Kelvin MacKenzie about the people of Liverpool were wrong, unfunny and are not the the view of the paper.

"The Sun apologises for the offence caused. The paper was unaware of Ross Barkley's heritage and there was never any slur intended. Mr MacKenzie is currently on holiday and the matter will be investigated on his return."

Merseyside Police are investigating whether the comments constitute a "racial hate crime".

Earlier on Thursday the mayor of Liverpool called on Everton football club to ban Sun journalists from press conferences.

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Liverpool football club banned reporters from the newspaper from attending matches at Anfield and press conferences at Melwood in February due to its coverage of the Hillsborough disaster.

The Sun were also refused any access to interviews with the players or manager Jurgen Klopp, with the decision understood to have been taken after club directors held talks with the families of those who died in the tragedy in 1989.

On Thursday the mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson called for Everton to show unity with the Reds for the good of the city and follow the Anfield club’s lead.

On Twitter, he wrote: “Everton, your lack of action in banning the S*n from your press conferences is a smack in the face to our city. See below and act now #JFT96”.

He then attached a screen grab from a story written in the paper about midfielder Ross Barkley following his assault in a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning.

The cutting read: “The reality is that at £60,000 a week and being both thick and single, his is an attractive catch in the Liverpool area, where the only men with similar pay packets are drug dealers and therefore not at nightclubs, as they are often guests of Her Majesty.”

It also carried a picture caption which read: “Something about the lack of reflection in Barkley’s eyes suggests while the lights are on there is definitely nobody at home.”

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The lies: The Sun's Hillsborough front page from 19 April 1989

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The article caused particular uproar as it came on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster where 96 people lost their lives.

Burnley’s Liverpudlian midfielder Joey Barton called the comments “disgusting” and “an absolute disgrace”.

He wrote on Twitter: “Those comments about Ross Barkley, a young working class lad are disgusting. Then add in the fact he is mixed race! It's becomes outrageous.

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“Everybody knows the authors relationship with the city. He simply has to be held accountable for these words. It's an absolute disgrace.

“It's not ok to say, 'He's a footballer who earns loads of money, so he should deal with it.' What's implied in that piece, is just wrong. It's 2017... #dontbuythes*n”

The Sun ran a story on the Hillsborough disaster on 19 April 1989, four days after the disaster with the headline “The Truth”, in which it carried accusations from an anonymous South Yorkshire policeman that Liverpool supporters had “picked pockets of victims”, “urinated on brave cops” and that some beat up a policeman giving the “kiss of life”.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Margaret Aspinall is hugged by members of the public as thousands gather outside Liverpool's Saint George's Hall as they attend a vigil for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough tragedy on April 27, 2016 in Liverpool, England. The civic commemoration event marks the outcome of the fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, and concluded yesterday with a verdict of unlawful killing. Relatives, Liverpool supporters and members of the public are taking part in the vigil at St George's Hall where a candle is lit for each of the 96 victims who lost their lives during a crush at the Hillsborough football ground in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1989.. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The accusations have since been proven false, while a jury found in April last year that the 96 victims were unlawfully killed following a 27-year legal battle for justice, led by the families of those who died.