6 h. ago Compensation scheme for blood scandal ‘stripped victims of their dignity’

Charities have welcomed an additional report into compensation for infected blood victims.

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7 h. ago Infected blood scandal victims 'harmed further' by compensation delays, scathing new report finds

Chairman of inquiry into scandal say just 460 people receiving compensation ‘profoundly unsatisfactory’ as he calls for ‘faster and fairer’ compensation for victims

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7 h. ago Infected blood scandal victims continue to be let down, scathing report finds as only 460 people out of thousands have received compensation

Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff (pictured inset) said victims 'have not been listened to', with decisions made behind closed doors regarding their compensation claims.

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7 h. ago Ministers did not listen to infected blood victims, says UK inquiry chair

Brian Langstaff urges overhaul of compensation system, which report says was designed without consulting victimsVictims of the infected blood scandal have “not been listened to” by ministers, the chair of the inquiry has said in a report urging an overhaul of the compensation system.The additional report lays bare the failings of the government’s detailed compensation scheme, and sets out recommendations to make it fairer and faster. In particular, it criticises ministers for designing the scheme without consulting the scandal’s victims, as was recommended in the inquiry’s May 2024 report, which it says has led to “obvious injustices” that could have been avoided. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Post Office 'has blood on its hands' as Horizon scandal report finds at least THIRTEEN people may have taken their own lives

Around 1,000 branch managers were prosecuted, 236 went to jail, and thousands more were wrongly accused over shortfalls in their tills caused by Horizon.

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34 h. ago Post Office Inquiry to deliver verdict on compensation for victims of one of UK's biggest scandals

Victims of the Post Office scandal have repeatedly criticised the compensation scheme

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3 d. ago Infected blood scandal victims will get paid quicker, minister promises

Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has told officials to "do what is necessary to remove barriers and speed up payments."

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8 d. ago Nuked Blood: Post Office victims and Hillsborough survivors join veterans to urge Met investigation

After the Met was accused of a "cop out" on failing to investigate the Nuked Blood cover-up, victims of the Post Office scandal and the Hillsborough tragedy have joined veterans to urge ministers to intervene

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9 d. ago WASPI women call for State Pension age compensation to complete trio of UK Government U

A State Pension age compensation scheme for WASPI women is due for debate in Parliament this week.

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1 week ago Video of Labour's broken promises to nuke veterans gets 3 million views as pressure grows

Labour is under pressure to act on the Nuked Blood scandal after a video of ministers' broken promises was seen by 3 million people

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1 week ago Alarm raised over slow pace of payouts to UK veterans fired over sexuality

MP Jess Brown-Fuller says at the current rate it could take more than a decade to complete the compensation processAn MP has raised alarm at the slow pace of a scheme to compensate LGBT service personnel dismissed or discharged from the forces because of their sexuality, saying that at the current rate it could take more than a decade to complete the process.Jess Brown-Fuller, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chichester, said she began examining the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme, formally launched in December, due to the experiences of a constituent, who is one of just 69 people to have been compensated, of more than 1,200 who have applied. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Angela Rayner pays tribute to nuclear veterans as Newsnight airs Nuked Blood special

A Newsnight report on the Nuked Blood Scandal led to questions in Parliament as Angela Rayner paid tribute to veterans

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2 w. ago State Pension age compensation scheme for millions of WASPI women to be debated next week

An estimated 3.6 million women were financially impacted by the increase to the State Pension age.

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2 w. ago MoD accused of 'delaying tactics' over hidden Nuked Blood records

Hidden records about the Nuked Blood scandal are due to be released, but the Ministry of Defence is refusing to answer questions about the contents

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3 w. ago Jewellery model who posted 'revenge porn' photos online dodges prison as victim says she was left 'stripped of her dignity'

Louise Billman, 40, uploaded 'multiple' screenshots taken from compromising videos of her victim with a man. She was spared an immediate jail term because of her previous 'good character'.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer is being urged to do just one thing every day to fix the Nuked Blood scandal

As millions see a viral video of Labour's broken promises to nuclear veterans, the PM is being asked every day to do the one thing that would fix it

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer urged to do just one thing every day to fix Nuked Blood scandal

A video of Labour's broken promises to nuclear veterans has gone viral, having been seen 2 million times, now the PM is being asked every day to do the one thing that would fix it

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