Article 61EXR Andy Burnham: UK blood scandal may amount to corporate manslaughter

Andy Burnham: UK blood scandal may amount to corporate manslaughter

by
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#61EXR)

Mayor of Greater Manchester and former health secretary gives evidence to infected blood inquiry

Andy Burnham has suggested there may be a case for charges of corporate manslaughter in relation to the contaminated blood scandal, as he challenged the Conservative leadership candidates to commit to making interim compensation payments to infected survivors.

The former health secretary, now mayor of Greater Manchester, wrote to each of the five remaining candidates on Friday to coincide with his evidence to the infected blood inquiry.

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