️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Police commander David Duckenfield, 70, pictured today, has denied claims he helped cook up a conspiracy to conceal police failures after Hillsborough. Commander in charge at Hillsborough said today he wasn't behind a police conspiracy to cover up their part in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.<unk> Commander in charge at Hillsborough said today he was not behind a police conspiracy to cover up their part in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.<unk> David Duckenfield, 70, has admitted his failure to close a tunnel caused dozens of deaths but denied claims he then helped to conceal'very serious professional failures' (David Duckenfield, 70, has admitted his failure to close a tunnel caused dozens of deaths) but denied claims he then helped to conceal'very serious professional failures' (David Duckenfield, 70, has admitted his failure to close a tunnel caused dozens of deaths) but denied claims he then helped conceal'very serious professional failures' (David Duckenfield, 70, has admitted his failure to close a tunnel caused dozens of deaths) but denied claims he then helped conceal'very serious professional failures' (David Duckenfield, 70, has admitted his failure to close a tunnel caused dozens of deaths) but denied claims he then helped conceal'very serious professional failures'. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Defence barrister John Beggs QC asked him: 'It has been suggested by some of the barristers sitting in front of me there was some conspiracy to interfere with a fair collection of evidence. It has been suggested by some of the barristers sitting in front of me there was some conspiracy to interfere with a fair collection of evidence. Did you have any part in that?' (Did you have any part in that?) Duckenfield said: 'None at all, sir.' Mr Beggs said: 'Did you know anything about it?' Duckenfield replied: 'I did not'. Mr Beggs asked: 'Did you at any stage even encourage any other police officer or police civilians to change his or her statement?' ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr. Beggs continued: "Did you change the content of the statement that the jury know was made by you on or before May 3 1989?" ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr Beggs said: 'Did anyone ever ask you to change your statement?' ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr Beggs said it had been suggested by a number of barristers at the inquests that Mr Duckenfield alone should bear responsibility for the tragedy. Mr Duckenfield agreed that he had nothing to do with previous turnstile 'failures' at Sheffield Wednesday and no one had advised him about them. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
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