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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Blood scandal report must deliver more than just justice, says Andy Burnham

Protesters hold placards reading message related to the NHS infected blood scandal as Rishi Sunak is questioned by inflected blood inquiry in London on 26 July 2023
The inquiry’s final report will detail how more than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis C over more than two decades. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

The final report of the infected blood inquiry must not only deliver justice but act as a catalyst to prevent such “colossal” state failures happening again, Andy Burnham has said.

The mayor of Greater Manchester, a long-time advocate for victims of the scandal, said a “fundamental rewiring of the political system” was needed as too many people were being harmed and then waiting decades for justice.

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