Article 6T3B7 Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say

Just 10 of 4,000 tainted blood victims have had compensation, campaigners say

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Toby Helm and Jon Ungoed-Thomas
from World news | The Guardian on (#6T3B7)

Survivors claim to have been disengaged' by Labour government after token gesture' meetings

Furious victims of the infected blood scandal have said that just 10 out of 4,000 people have received compensation under a new scheme, despite pledges from the Conservatives and Labour to sort out payments this year.

Campaigners say they have been disengaged" by the Labour government and that, by this month, just 17 people out of the thousands eligible had been invited to register for compensation.

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