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Rachael Burford

Infected blood scandal: British state will have to answer for decades of 'misery and suffering'

The British state will have to answer for the decades of "misery and suffering" experienced by victims of the infected blood scandal and address any allegations of criminal wrongdoing, a government minister said on Monday.

Paymaster General John Glen said tens of thousands of people "deserve justice" for being infected with deadly viruses, including HIV and hepatitis, between the 1970s and early 1990s.

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