Rishi Sunak’s words were echoed across almost all the major newspaper front pages on Tuesday, as the prime minister apologised for the failures of successive governments over the infected blood scandal , declaring it a “day of shame for the British state”. A report released at the end of a five-year public inquiry found that the scandal that claimed the lives of 3,000 people treated with contaminated blood was made worse by a “chilling” NHS and government cover-up. What is the UK’s infected blood scandal? Read more The Guardian characterises it as the “biggest ever NHS treatment disaster”, and features an image of campaigners gathered outside parliament on the day that the report was released.
View image in fullscreen Photograph: Guardian Calling it a report that shocked the nation, the Mirror says “justice is in sight for thousands of families”, above the headline “Blood on their hands”. Monday's front page: Blood on their hands https://t.co/RhBT414YtN pic.
twitter.com/KyAp2m0iA0 — The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 20, 2024 The Telegraph , like many others, features Sunak’s words on its front page with “‘A day of shame for the British state’”, going on to quote the prime minister as saying the scandal had resulted from a “moral failure at the heart of our national life”. The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'A day of shame for the British state' #TomorrowsPapersToday Sign up for the Front Page newsletter https://t.
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