The Guardian view on Paula Vennells: pride came before her fall Editorial: The Post Office boss’s self-serving behaviour was plain to see. But she was not the only one The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
Wednesday briefing: What compensation for infected blood victims really covers – and what it doesn’t In today’s newsletter: Inside the government’s plan to pay those affected by the contaminated blood scandal, and what else might be needed to bring victims closure The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Infected blood inquiry: passage of time no bar to prosecutions, lawyers say National Police Chiefs’ Council sets up team to examine report as lawyers confirm prosecutions are still possible The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
After years of despair, infected blood victims like me will be compensated. Now to identify the guilty Brian Langstaff’s report has opened the door. We will keep fighting to bring those responsible to justice, says Tainted Blood campaigner Andy Evans The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
First infected blood scandal victims to receive payments by end of 2024 Cabinet Office minister John Glen said all those affected by the scandal will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Infected blood victims could get compensation payments of over £2.5m Minister lays out details of compensation scheme day after damning report found NHS and government culpable for scandal The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
Sir Brian Langstaff, the unlikely hero of UK’s infected blood scandal Victims and families have praised former high court judge for his compassion, and willingness to hold those in power to account The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
Growing calls for Ken Clarke to be stripped of his peerage over infected blood scandal Damning final report of the official inquiry into the tragedy accused the Tory grandee of ‘indefensible’ actions and ‘misleading’ the public The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
OPINION - There is something very British about the infected blood scandal As much as the seven-volume report that it launched, Sir Brian Langstaff’s remarkable speech yesterday at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster was a milestone in the history of the modern British state. Its specific theme was the contaminated blood scandal in which 30,000 people were infected with HIV or… Evening Standard · May 21, 2024
The school killed by contaminated blood: Of 122 boys infected only 30 are still alive Infected blood inquiry has revealed children at Lord Mayor Treloar College between 1970 and 1987 were ‘treated like guinea pigs’ The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Infected blood scandal: Calls for Hillsborough law to stop future NHS cover-ups as £10bn compensation unveiled A £10 bn compensation package is set to be outlined in parliament today for all those affected by the blood scandal The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Police to look 'very carefully' at corporate manslaughter charges for infected blood scandal, says minister The Infected Blood Inquiry delivered a damning report into the biggest treatment scandal in NHS history Evening Standard · May 21, 2024
Victims of infected blood scandal to learn details of compensation Minister to set out £10bn scheme after pledge from Rishi Sunak to pay ‘whatever it costs’ The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
Infected blood scandal: How will the UK pay £10 billion in compensation? More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis via blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s The Independent UK · May 20, 2024
Evening Standard · May 20, 2024 ‘Day of shame’: Rishi Sunak and NHS apologise to infected blood scandal victims after damning inquiry report Prime Minister promises ‘comprehensive compensation’ following ‘terrible injustice’ spanning decades
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘Best day ever. I just wish I were younger’: the voices of infected blood victims For most it has come as a relief and a vindication of their suffering over decades. But anger and doubts remain
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Infected blood scandal prompts politicians to again say ‘never again’ ‘We must make sure nothing like this happens again’, Rishi Sunak exclaimed. Except it will
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 The Guardian view on the infected blood report: the disaster’s victims have at last been heard Editorial: The grave failures of politicians, civil servants and the NHS over decades must lead to change
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘Day of shame’: Rishi Sunak offers unequivocal apology for infected blood scandal Prime minister says successive governments failed and vows to pay whatever it takes to compensate victims
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Infected blood scandal: who failed the victims, and who fought for them Key people and groups involved in perpetuating and covering up the public health disaster, and those who brought it to light
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 UK infected blood scandal report confirms this tragedy was preventable To many who were infected, or whose loved ones were, the report confirms what they already knew
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 They made fatal decisions and shredded evidence. Those behind the contaminated blood scandal must face justice Ordinary people were wronged, their lives ruined. After today’s devastating report, a reckoning is long overdue, says former Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 ‘We were kids’: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials Pupils were viewed as ‘cheaper than chimps’ at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C
The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024 Politicians should ‘hang heads in shame’ over UK infected blood scandal, victims say Groups representing victims say trust in government can no longer be taken for granted after report finds evidence of cover-up
International Business Times · May 20, 2024 UK Report Finds Cover-up Of Decades-long Infected Blood Scandal A decades-long UK scandal in which thousands of people died after being treated with infected blood was covered up and largely could have been avoided, according to a bombshell report published Monday.