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

Victims of contaminated blood scandal left in dark about compensation

Demonstrators hold placards outside of the inquiry venue
Demonstrators gathered outside the inquiry to demand that all victims be compensated. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Jeremy Hunt has said no decisions have been made about how much compensation will be paid to victims of the contaminated blood scandal, with bereaved children and parents still in the dark about whether they will receive any financial support.

The chancellor was the last of five witnesses, including Rishi Sunak, to give evidence to the infected blood inquiry this week amid growing frustration that the government has not set up a compensation framework.

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