An inquest has concluded that 96 football fans who died as a result of a crush in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed.
The jury also found match commander Ch Supt David Duckenfield "responsible for manslaughter by gross negligence" due to a breach of his duty of care. It added that police errors also added to a dangerous situation at the FA Cup semi-final.
The prime minister said the inquests had provided "official confirmation" fans were "utterly blameless".
The exoneration of the Liverpool fans comes after a 27-year campaign by victims' families. The jury stated the fans did not contribute to the chaos at the turnstiles at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesday's ground on 15 April 1989.
Nine jurors reached unanimous decisions on all but one of the 14 questions at the inquests into Britain's worst sporting disaster.
The coroner Sir John Goldring said he would accept a majority decision about whether the fans were unlawfully killed - seven jurors agreed they were.
When the conclusion of the unlawful killing was revealed, families were seen hugging each other in the public gallery and some punched the air.
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