Government urged to ‘do what’s right’ and extend infected blood payouts

Rishi Sunak said any extension of compensation would need to wait for the full inquiry report to be published.

Michelle Tolley at Aldwych House in London, after attending the Infected Blood Inquiry (PA) (PA Wire)

A victim of the infected blood scandal has said the Government must “get their heads out of the sand” and “do what’s right” after Rishi Sunak confirmed that parents and children of those involved would not immediately receive compensation.

Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff recommended in his interim report on Wednesday that reparations should be extended to bereaved parents and children, rather than victims and widowers only.

While the move was welcomed by survivors, the Prime Minister later said that any extension of compensation would have to wait until after the full report is published.