statement to the solicitors regulation authority which he knew was untrue and misleading so he could continue work as a lawyer. phil shiner has been released on bail and he is due to face trial on the 25th ofjuly at southwark crown court. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major has been giving evidence at a public inquiry into what s been described as the biggest medical disaster in the history of the nhs. nearly 5,000 people with haemophilia and other blood disorders were given a treatment infected with hiv or hepatitis in the 1970s and 80s. sirjohn, who s been questioned about the level of financial support and compensation offered, described what happened to those affected as incredibly bad luck . our health correspondent jim reed reports. i suppose the biggest impact is i m not the person i was meant to have been. you can t erase the darkness, you can t erase the fear.