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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Toby Helm and Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say

A large group of campaigners stand holding up large banners on a London street
Campaigners outside Central Hall in Westminster after the publication of Sir Brian Langstaff’s report in May. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Furious victims of the infected blood scandal have said that just 10 out of 4,000 people have received compensation under a new scheme, despite pledges from the Conservatives and Labour to sort out payments this year.

Campaigners say they have been “disengaged” by the Labour government and that, by this month, just 17 people out of the thousands eligible had been invited to register for compensation.

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