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

Sunak heckled at infected blood inquiry for saying government working ‘at pace’

Rishi Sunak was heckled at the infected blood inquiry as he defended the lack of a compensation scheme for victims and family members affected by the scandal.

The prime minister faced questions on Wednesday about why a scheme has not been set up despite recommendations from the paymaster general in 2020, a government-commissioned report last year and Sir Brian Langstaff, the inquiry’s chair in April.

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