Penny Mordaunt: Infected blood scandal is ‘on another level’ to Post Office failures

Speaking in the House of Commons this morning, Penny Mordaunt said it will not take an ITV drama for compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal to be resolved.

The leader of the House of Commons added that, while the Horizon IT scandal has been “terrible”, the infected blood scandal “is on another level”.

“We want to ensure that these people, whether they were infected directly or they have been affected in some way, that they get justice. We are absolutely determined to do that. And I know that the Paymaster General is going to deliver”, she said. 

The comments came after a question from Dame Diana Johnson, who told the House: “I think we all across the House welcome the action of the government this week in relation to the Horizon scandal, the biggest miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom”.

She added: “So does the leader of the House think it will take a ITV drama for the government to act quickly on the infected blood scandal, which is of course the largest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS”.

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