South Yorkshire Police's chief constable suspended over Hillsborough
The region's police and crime commissioner says he had no choice because of "erosion of trust"
The disaster's 96 victims are remembered at a vigil in Liverpool
Home Secretary Theresa May praises families for their "courage, determination and resolve"
She hinted that inquiries into possible criminal behaviour will be completed by the end of 2016
Updates on Wednesday 27 April
The crowd applauds as Mayor Joe Anderson says the "establishment plotted the biggest cover-up in British history".
He said "the second Hillsborough tragedy was "a campaign of lies and smears and deceit against our fans and the city".
There are loud boos as Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson says Rupert Murdoch's "lackeys [at The Sun and The Times] didn't even think it important enough" to put the story on the front page today.
He also criticises the former editor of The Sun, Kelvin Mackenzie, who was behind the paper's infamous "The Truth" headline in the wake of the 1989 disaster.
"We're not self pity city - we are self gritty city... something we're proud of," Mr Anderson said. "Now we await justice and accountability."
Mayor Joe Anderson thanks everybody for gathering in solidarity for the Hillsborough families. He said the "tenacious" families fought for the values of truth and justice for 27 years and were "inspirational".
"Your loved ones died as a result of the incompetence of those in charge", he said, adding that they were then smeared by those in charge.
"The truth has now triumphed... the wall of lies was finally torn down yesterday. This was the biggest cover-up in British legal history.
"As people lay dying on the pitch the lies began."
As the Beatles' In My Life plays, 96 young people from Liverpool FC's Academy, Everton FC's Academy and Everton Free School process out with red roses, and place them in front of the 96 lanterns on the steps of St George's Hall.
The crowd are singing 'Justice for the 96' as people applaud the families as they are led out by Mayor Joe Anderson.
"We're here to show solidarity and to mark the latest step in the campaign", says Roger Phillips, whose microphone is happily now working loud and clear.
The families make their way towards him, as loud applause rings around.
Cries of "Justice for the 96" grow louder and louder
We're having a few technical problems here - a couple of mics given to Roger Phillips aren't working... much to the amusement of the large crowd
The venue opposite Lime Street railway station is filling up for the vigil...
BBC Radio Merside presenter Roger Phillips is about to welcome people to the special vigil outside St George's Hall. He will introduce the families as well as Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson
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Thousandsof people have gathered in Liverpool to attend a vigil for the 96 who died at Hillsborough.
Members of their families have joined civic leaders outside St George's Hall, where the names and ages of the victims will be read out and displayed on large screens.
A choir will perform You'll Never Walk Alone - Liverpool FC's anthem which has become synonymous with the familes' campaign for justice.
You can watch live coverage of the Hillsborough memorial service on the BBC News Channel or listen to Radio Merseyside's special programme.
Quote Message"We welcome the suspension of David Crompton, the chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, and we hope and expect that his conduct will be subject to the rigorous and impartial scrutiny which has so long been denied to the families."
Broudie Jackson Canter solicitors, which represents 22 of the bereaved families
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Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron address PMQs on the Hillsborough verdicts.
Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron address PMQs on the Hillsborough verdicts.
Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron address PMQs on the Hillsborough verdicts.
Read MoreSouth Yorkshire's Chief Constable David Crompton admitted on Tuesday that his force's policing at the 1989 Hillsborough disaster had been "catastrophically wrong" and "unequivocally" accepted the jury's conclusions that the 96 victims had been unlawfully killed.
South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings said he had no choice but to suspend the chief constable "based on the erosion of public trust and confidence".
"I have reached this decision with a heavy heart following discussions with David," he said.
Mr Crompton had been due to retire in November.
Earlier, Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham - whose speech was applauded by MPs - accused South Yorkshire Police of making "disgusting slurs" about Liverpool fans during the inquests.
He called for Chief Constable David Crompton's resignation.
What kind of country, he asked, leaves relatives of the dead in a disaster "begging for the reputation" of their loved ones nearly 30 years later?
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The event begins at 17:45 at St George's plateau, opposite Liverpool's main Lime Street station.
Labour joined some of the relatives in calling for Mr Crompton to go - saying he had also allowed lawyers for the force to criticise the fans during the inquests.