Tens of thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood, including Andy Evans, 47, who was infected when he was just five years old.
The Prime Minister said it was a 'day of shame to the British state' and promised to pay compensation to the victims after the publication of the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry today.
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Prime minister also apologises to victims as inquiry finds catalogue of failures by successive governments and NHS after tens of thousands avoidably infected with HIV and Hepatitis