Failure across the board compared bounded by institutional defensiveness and, as sir Brian Langstaff makes clear in his report, any apology today must be accompanied by action. And victims say theyve been waiting decades to be heard. Waiting decades to be heard. Sometimes we felt like we were shouting into the wind dunng were shouting into the wind during these 40 years when we told people they didnt believe us, they said this wouldnt happenin us, they said this wouldnt happen in the uk , but today happen in the uk, but today proves that it can happen in the uk. And it did happen in the uk and i just feel validated and vindicated. Vindicated. And i think everybody today has read of the disasters that unfolded and, and sir brian has been very thorough and has not minced his words. This was a systemic this was by government, by Civil Servants and by health care professionals. I think that really rocks what we think of as society and really challenges the fact that the trust that we put i
Unacceptable risks, and the scandal could have been largely avoided. More than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis c over the period of 20 years. Because of contaminated blood products and transfusions. Transfusions. This is a day of shame for the British State. Todays report shows a decades long moral failure at the heart of our national life, from the National Health service to the civil service, to ministers in successive governments at every level , the people and level, the people and institutions in which we place our trust failed in the most harrowing and devastating way. They failed the victims and their families, and they failed this country. This country. Well, the chair of the inquiry, sir Brian Langstaff, found victims suffering had been compounded by the slow pace of government compensation. And in government compensation. And in waiting for the conclusion of the report, rishi sunak had perpetuated the injustice. The labour leader, sir keir starmer , labour
Former partner, who was convicted of assaulting two women. However, the labour chair, anneliese dodds, says shes already been held to account. Well, those were very , very well, those were very, very serious issues. The Sexual Assault that was rightly prosecuted. And of course, there was a parliamentary process that followed that, including a parliamentary process that appued parliamentary process that applied to Natalie Elphicke. So its absolutely right that there was accountability there. Its an incredibly important matter. Every workplace , including every workplace, including parliament, has got to be free of sexual harassment. Of sexual harassment. And the home office has removed figures on french efforts to stop small boat launches from its website. The u turn comes a little more than a week after it first started publishing the data. In an effort to show cooperation between french and uk authorities. Well, the most recent figures had shown french authorities stopped more than a
I would much rather that they waited until theyre absolutely sure inflation is on a downward trajectory. Vie and rushed into trajectory. Vie and rushed into a decision that they had to reverse at a later stage. What we want is sustainably low interest rates. And i think whats encouraging is that the bank of england governor for the first time has expressed real optimism that were on that path. Pro Palestinian Protesters have been gathering in the swedish city of malmo ahead of the second eurovision semi final. Hundreds of demonstrators have been waving palestinian flags in the citys historic market square, in opposition to israels participation in the song contest. The crowds could be heard booing last night during israels performance. Organisers have also been forced to apologise after swedens eric saade wore a palestinian scarf. A breach of the contests ban on political symbols. Labours new mp, Natalie Elphicke, has apologised for comments she made about Sexual Assault. The mp for ab
Rule out state involvement in the hack at the ministry of defence, but he refused to confirm reports that china was behind it for reasons of national security. We cant release further details of the suspected cyber activity behind this incident. However i can confirm to the house that we do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor and we cannot rule out state involvement. This incident is further proof that the uk is facing rising and evolving threats. Threats. Grant shapps also apologised to Armed Forces Personnel whose names, addresses and bank details were potentially compromised in that hack. Its understood 272,000 people may have been affected. He set out an eight point plan to support them and announced a full investigation. Varne. Meanwhile, investigation. Varne. Meanwhile, beijing has strongly denied those reports that its behind the hack, saying the accusations are completely fabricated. And are completely fabricated. And in scotland, john swinney sa