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Rishi Sunak must now compensate infected blood scandal victims, politicians demand

After the prime minister acted to help hundreds of postmasters wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office, he has been told to roll out compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal

The Independent UK

Infected blood scandal: victims’ families call for action amid Post Office injustice

Many of those affected are frustrated their cause is not getting the same attention as the Post Office Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK

How did my MP vote on speeding up compensation for victims of infected blood scandal?

MPs pass amendment calling for creation of a compensation body to be set up by the end of the year

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Subpostmasters betrayed, contaminated blood victims forgotten: why is Britain so bad at righting wrongs?

Interminable public inquiries won’t give the victims of medical scandals and miscarriages of justice their lives back , says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘I stopped counting how many friends died’: life after the contaminated blood scandal

The long read: As a victim of one of the NHS’s worst failures, I campaigned for years for an investigation into what led to so many people becoming infected with deadly viruses. Finally we got an inquiry – but did we get answers?

The Guardian - UK

Almost 50 years and no justice on contaminated blood. Is that really ‘at pace’, Rishi Sunak?

The government is nearly out of time as it dithers over compensation. So no more platitudes, no more delays, says MP Diana Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Victims of contaminated blood scandal left in dark about compensation

Jeremy Hunt told the inquiry that the amount that will be paid to victims has not yet been determined

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‘Awful lot of nothing’: families denounce Sunak’s response to blood scandal inquiry

PM ‘offered neither new information nor commitments to victims and bereaved families of infected blood scandal’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak heckled at infected blood inquiry for saying government working ‘at pace’

Prime minister defends lack of compensation scheme for victims and families affected by scandal

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak heckled by furious audience at Infected Blood Inquiry

RISHI Sunak was heckled and laughed at as he gave evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry – with campaigners later slamming him for the…

The National (Scotland)

Twins whose brother died at 21 among protesters at Infected Blood Inquiry

Meg Parsons and Liz Gardner carried pictures of their brother Robert Gibbs as they joined the protest outside the Infected Blood Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Watch live as Sunak gives evidence to Infected Blood Inquiry amid calls to extend compensation

Watch live as Rishi Sunak gives evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry on Wednesday 26 July.

The Independent UK

Protest planned as Rishi Sunak will give evidence at Infected Blood Inquiry

Campaigners will call on the Prime Minister to pay full compensation to those infected and affected by contaminated blood and blood products.

The Independent UK

Infected blood: Minister insists compensation not being ‘kicked into long grass’

Paymaster General Jeremy Quin denied delays are because payments are deemed too expensive and complicated.

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The Independent UK

Infected Blood Inquiry: Minister challenged over slow compensation for victims

The Government has been accused of dragging its heels over compensation payments.

The Independent UK

Relatives of infected blood victims demand full compensation in letter to No 10

Campaigners handed a letter to Downing Street on Monday calling for redress.

The Independent UK

Mordaunt: Government not dragging feet on infected blood victims’ compensation

The Infected Blood Inquiry heard how the former paymaster general had difficulties in arranging meetings with Treasury colleagues during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Bereaved relatives in compensation plea as Government figures face blood inquiry

Commons Leader and former paymaster general Penny Mordaunt is to give evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Bereaved relatives of victims of blood scandal to deliver letter to Number 10

Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry, they are calling action on setting up a compensation body.

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak called to inquiry over infected blood scandal survivors' missing compo payments

Sir Brian Langstaff is expected to produce a report and recommendations later this year but has previously said transitional payments to victims should begin as soon as possible.

Chronicle Live

Prime Minister and Chancellor to be grilled on 'question of compensation' at the Infected Blood Inquiry

Campaigners have welcomed news that Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak will appear before the inquiry later this month

Chronicle Live

'More victims will not live to see justice' - MPs slam delays to contaminated blood compensation and reveal 'immense betrayal' felt by families

MPs have spoken about the "immense betrayal" felt by families of tainted blood victims like Graham Fox.

Manchester Evening News

'I can't date, work or go out because of a horrific hospital blunder that kills'

Christopher Martin says he is now essentially housebound

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man infected by hepatitis C says government should pay compensation

Bruce Norval says that he fears the British government are dragging their feet with paying out compensation to

Daily Record

Scots dad infected with hep C by NHS pleads for fast track compo as he's 'running out of time'

Bruce Norval, 58, fears Downing Street is in no hurry to start paying out as the Government faces a £12billion bill, with every death likely to reduce that bill.

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