PM says 'day of shame' as he apologises to blood scandal victims
4 months ago
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Summary
PM Rishi Sunak offers a "whole-hearted" apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal
A public inquiry has concluded that thousands of victims were repeatedly failed by the NHS and successive governments - after being infected with HIV and hepatitis C
Sunak describes it as a "day of shame for the British state" after the report suggests evidence of a cover-up
Speaking in the Commons, the PM says full details of a compensation scheme will be announced tomorrow. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer echoes Sunak's apology
Campaigner Clive Smith says: "Now the country knows, and the world knows, there was a deliberate attempt to lie and conceal"