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MoD accused of letting nuclear veterans ‘go to their graves’ with out justice

The Ministry of Defence has been accused of deliberately stalling moves to win compensation for survivors of Cold War radiation experiments.Lawyers say that, while politicians fight the general election, civil service officials have…

Keir Starmer commits to judge-led inquiry into Nottingham killings

Henry Griffiths

Keir Starmer today committed to a judge-led inquiry into the Nottingham attacks if Labour wins the General Election. The Labour leader's promise comes after calls from grieving families who have said there were "missed opportunities" to…

‘The nationwide scandal that Rishi and Keir will not discuss’

Henry Griffiths

The Ministry of Defence has existed, in some form or other, for more than 1,000 years.It wrapped itself around the heart of the British state long before the late 1950s, when it took up residence behind a limestone facade in Whitehall.…

Team of 80 detectives to hold out legal probe into Post Office scandal

Henry Griffiths

Police are planning to put together a national super team of around 80 detectives for a criminal inquiry into the Post Office scandal.They vowed “the pursuit of justice” will be at the heart of their investigation. Claims of perjury and…

Seven bombshells from Post Office inquiry as crying Paula Vennells offers names

Henry Griffiths

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has broken her almost decade-long silence on the Horizon scandal as she was quizzed over the course of three days, often prompting groans from the gallery.The 65-year-old broke down a number of times…

Even altering Government could not resolve difficulty of holding the highly effective to account

Henry Griffiths

It's very kind of Rishi Sunak to give us the chance to sack him.But not even a change of government is guaranteed to solve the enduring problem of holding those in power to account. Labour talks of legislation compelling public servants to…

Infected blood scandal – worst remedy catastrophe was coated up by authorities

Henry Griffiths

The worst treatment disaster in the history of the health service was covered up by the Government and the NHS - with key documents deliberately destroyed. Campaigners today demanded that those responsible for infected blood mistakes…

Infected blood scandal victims demand these accountable are dropped at justice

Henry Griffiths

Victims of the infected blood scandal last night demanded that those responsible are finally brought to justice.Glenn Wilkinson, who co-founded the Contaminated Blood Campaign, said warnings had been continually ignored, meaning thousands…

Horror report slams ‘cover-up’ that left 30k contaminated with HIV and Hepatitis C

Henry Griffiths

Governments and the NHS covered up the truth while documents were deliberately destroyed in the worst treatment disaster in the history of the health service.The Infected Blood Inquiry reports the truth has been "hidden for decades" as…

‘Dear Rishi Sunak: contaminated blood will not be an historic injustice’

Henry Griffiths

When Rishi Sunak was elected to Parliament in 2015, the infected blood scandal was already 40 years old.From that day to this, the phrase "infected blood" has appeared in national newspapers 1,920 times. In just his first year as an MP,…

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