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  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
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    Total package for those affected could cost more than £10bn

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  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
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  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
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    Public inquiry finds British state guilty of ‘chilling’ and ‘pervasive’ cover-up

    Families of victims of the contaminated blood scandal outside Westminster Central Hall after the release of the Langstaff report
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
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    The tainted blood scandal is a failure of the British state

    Suffering and deaths of thousands of victims could have been avoided

    Families affected by the scandal gather in Westminster on Monday
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
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    Brian Langstaff’s long-awaited report found failures by government departments and various parts of NHS

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  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
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    Sir Brian Langstaff, the judge presiding over the Infected blood inquiry, meets affected families outside Central Hall in Westminster
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