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Watch again: Rishi Sunak makes statement on infected blood scandal after damning report released

Prime minister Rishi Sunak made a statement in Parliament after the findings of a report on the infected blood scandal were revealed on Monday, 20 March. Mr Sunak has called the findings of the inquiry a “day of national shame”, as he pledged to give victims compensation and apologised to them on behalf of successive governments. The Government and the NHS were found to be complicit in a decades-long cover-up of actions which led to the infection of tens of thousands of people and the deaths of around 3,000, the inquiry found. The chair of the investigation, Sir Brian Langstaff, called for the victims to be compensated. The scandal affected more than 30,000 people in the UK who were infected with HIV and hepatitis during the 1970s and 1980s due to being given treatment with contaminated blood products, most of which “could and should have been avoided”, the report concluded. Watch more on Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/edit... Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog:    / theindependent   Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newslet... Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter:   / independent   Follow The Independent on Instagram:   / the.independent   Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscri... Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB