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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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