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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.

The Independent UK

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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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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.

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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.

Chronicle Live

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

Christopher Martin says he is now essentially housebound

Manchester Evening News

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

Edinburgh Live

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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The Guardian - UK

Infected blood victims and families urge UK government to drop defence

Exclusive: Claimants say government can no longer defend treatment disaster in light of inquiry’s damning interim report

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MP hits out at 'dither and delay' on Infected Blood compensation and says 'People are dying on a daily basis'

Ian Lavery has attacked the Government's slow response to being told to provide compensation to victims of the contaminated blood scandal

Wales Online

Government told to ‘do what’s right’ and extend infected blood payouts

'Every week at least two victims are passing away and we haven't got time on our side', says support group leader

The Independent UK

Government urged to ‘do what’s right’ and extend infected blood payouts

Rishi Sunak said any extension of compensation would need to wait for the full inquiry report to be published.

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'Relief' on a 'massive day': Tainted blood campaigners welcome recommendations for full compensation this year

People who have been infected with lethal viruses on the NHS and lost loved ones in the same manner have welcomed calls for the Government to set up a full compensation scheme this year

The Independent UK

Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations ‘light at end of tunnel’ for survivors

Survivors have welcomed a recommendation by Infected Blood Inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff to extend reparations to bereaved parents and children.

Evening Standard

Compensation scheme for contaminated blood scandal victims ‘must be extended’

Some people have yet to be compensated after the deaths of their loved ones

Chronicle Live

'Wrongs done on every level': Infected Blood scandal report calls for full compensation scheme before end of 2023

Top lawyer Sir Brian Langstaff has called for full compensation to be paid to victims of the contaminated blood scandal as soon as possible

The Independent UK

No immediate plans to extend compensation for contaminated blood scandal victims

Some people have yet to be compensated after the deaths of their loved ones.

Chronicle Live

Infected Blood Inquiry chair says final report due 'in autumn' but promises 'there will be criticism'

Sir Brian Langstaff said he'd estimate publication of his final report will be in autumn

Chronicle Live

Blood scandal campaigners are 'right to be angry' says top barrister warning wrongdoing medics should face criminal courts

Sam Stein KC hit out at the Government and doctors who treated patients without their consent in a moving closing address to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

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