Successive governments, at every level, the people and institutions in which we place our trust failed in the most harrowing and devastating way. Harrowing and devastating way. They failed the victims and their families and they failed this country. The inquiry chair , sir brian the inquiry chair, sir Brian Langstaff, found victims suffering had been compounded by the slow pace of government compensation and in waiting for the conclusion of the report, rishi sunak had perpetuated the injustice. Labour leader sir keir starmer also apologised , keir starmer also apologised, saying victims had been failed by all parties, including his. By all parties, including his. I acknowledge that this suffering was caused by wrongdoing , delay suffering was caused by wrongdoing, delay and suffering was caused by wrongdoing , delay and systemic wrongdoing, delay and systemic failure across the board, compounded by institute defensiveness. And as sir brian defensiveness. And as sir Brian Langstaff make
Sir arthur rees mogg , and the sir arthur rees mogg, and the author and broadcaster eamonn eckleton. As you know, as always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. Now its time for the news bulletin with aaron armstrong. Aaron armstrong. Very good evening to you. Im aaron armstrong. The prime aaron armstrong. The Prime Minister has offered an unequivocal apology to victims of the infected blood scandal, describing it as a day of shame for the british state. The inquiry found a subtle, pervasive and chilling cover up from those in positions of trust and power, including the deliberate destruction of documents by government officials. The final report concluded patients were knowingly exposed to unacceptable risks, and the scandal could have largely been avoided. More than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis c over more than 20 years because of contaminated blood products and transfusions. This is a day of shame for the
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