TWO brothers who lost their dad in a major oil rig disaster have taken their fight for justice to Westminster.

Wayne and Alan Hunter travelled to London with other families who lost loved ones in the Alexander Kielland disaster 43 years ago to share their plight with MPs.

Keith Hunter, who was from Distington, perished in the tragedy on March 27, 1980, when he was just 34 years old.

The Alexander Kielland platform capsized in the North Sea, killing 123 of the 212 people on board. No one has been held responsible for the accident.

Keith’s sons, Wayne and Alan, visited Norway earlier this year to meet with members of The Kielland Network – a group of survivors and bereaved family members - who have called for a new inquiry to be held.

A number of flaws were highlighted with the Norwegian inquiry which was closed to the public.

Claims have been made that the official investigation lacked transparency and the survivors’ accounts of the disaster 'differed considerably' from the official stance.

Now the brothers want the UK government to back their fight for justice and are feeling optimistic after highlighting their case to six MPs and MP assistants.

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Wayne, of Cleator Moor, said: “It was positive. The MP who has taken the lead is on the committee for oil and gas. We couldn’t have got any luckier, really. I think he’s going to approach the Norwegian government.

“There were 34 British lads who died on the rig so it’s a British affair.”

Alan, of Distington, said: “They’ve got involved to try and get some classified files. It’s a step forward. At least somebody’s listening to us and they seemed interested in it. They were all gobsmacked.

“It was a positive meeting. We’ll wait and see what comes back from it.”