preserve the welsh language. the government aims to double the number of speakers by 2050. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal that left 2,400 people dead. many of them were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids related illnesses after receiving contaminated blood products from the nhs in the 1970s and 1980s. we can speak to liz carroll who is the chief executive. in central london. good afternoon. what is your reaction to this? of course we are really pleased that this announcement has been made today, but also relieved for the many many people who are affected by this tragedy. and the campaign has been working tirelessly for years. there has been. days see this progressing from here this way? the most important thing is that this inquiry looks at what has happened to our community over many many yea rs. to our community over many many years. it needs to go back to the early days of
british grand prix at silverstone triggers a close to stop posting the race ina triggers a close to stop posting the race in a year s time. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal that left 2,400 people dead. many of them were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids related illnesses after receiving contaminated blood products from the nhs in the 1970s and 1980s. they had been imported from abroad. a recent report found 7500 people we re a recent report found 7500 people were infected. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has welcomed the announcement of the inquiry, which he said should have the potential to trigger prosecutions. i think we need a thoroughgoing enquiry into this. i pay huge tribute to diana johnson, one of our labour mps, for the huge amount of work she has done on this. 2400 people have died as a result of this contaminated blood. it has caused unbelievable stress to many, many mor