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Lowenna Waters and William Mata

Infected Blood Inquiry: What is it and how to watch live as Rishi Sunak gives evidence

Rishi Sunak is set to give evidence at the Infected Blood Inquiry on Wednesday, with the prime minister under pressure to grant full compensation to those infected and affected by contaminated blood and blood products.

The inquiry will examine why up to 30,000 men, women, and children were given the products in the 1970s and 80s, which led to around 3,000 deaths in the greatest treatment disaster in the NHS’s history.

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