Relatives of the 29 military personnel killed in the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to order a fresh independent review within his first 100 days in office.
The Chinook Justice Campaign said it plans to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights after a High Court judge ruled in July 2026 that families could not sue the Ministry of Defence because their claim was brought too late. The campaign, representing more than 55 relatives of 25 victims, also asked victims minister Alex Davies-Jones to take up the case as a test of the newly backed Hillsborough Law, which creates a duty of candour for public authorities.
Former defence secretary Sir Liam Fox backed calls for a fresh review, citing deep concerns that vital information may have been withheld. The Chinook HC-2 crashed on 2 June 1994, killing mostly British intelligence experts. A 2011 inquiry overturned initial blame on the pilots but failed to determine the cause.