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Justice at last as both parties pledge billions to blood victims

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Sunday June 2 2024

Jeremy Hunt will approve final compensation for the victims of the contaminated blood scandal this week after a Sunday Times campaign for justice was backed across the political divide.

The chancellor is preparing to unveil a package worth at least £10 billion for those affected by the deadliest man-made disaster in postwar Britain. Tens of thousands of people were treated with disease-ridden blood products from the United States in the 1970s and 80s.

The prime minister is expected to make an official apology on Monday, acknowledging the failings of the state and the suffering caused, following the publication of the public inquiry's report. The compensation announcement could come as soon as the next day.

Hunt said: "This is the worst scandal of my lifetime. I

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