Andy Burnham, former Health Secretary and current Mayor of Greater Manchester, has described the infected blood scandal as a 'criminal cover-up on an industrial scale.' Speaking at the Sunday Times #bloodydisgrace campaign press conference, Burnham highlighted that Whitehall departments could now face prosecution for corporate manslaughter. The infected blood scandal, which has been described as one of the worst injustices in the UK, led to thousands of deaths and devastated numerous families. Burnham questioned how such a large-scale injustice could have been covered up for decades.
Throwback to 2015 Andy Burnham, "The infected blood scandal is one of the worst injustices this country has seen.. Thousands died and thousands of families were destroyed through the negligence of public bodies" "For years, the response of governments of all colours to the… https://t.co/nS2vOFBwbr
Infected blood scandal was ‘a criminal cover-up on an industrial scale’ – Andy Burnham https://t.co/rHvDPa9qmR
Andy Burnham says infected blood scandal was a “criminal cover up on an industrial scale” and that Whitehall departments could now face prosecution for corporate manslaughter. Speaking at Sunday Times #bloodydisgrace campaign press conference @AndyBurnhamGM @cazjwheeler https://t.co/o5fGHM8hXf
'How did injustice on this scale go under a cover up for decades?' Greater Manchester Mayor and former Health Secretary @AndyBurnhamGM reacts to the damming infected blood report https://t.co/XtodKZxEWf
“A criminal cover up on an industrial scale” says Andy Burnham - former Health secretary - at infected #blood inquiry https://t.co/iRGJ618V5S