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    Sunak suffers first Commons defeat in Tory revolt over infected blood payouts

    by Richard Wheeler and Adam Forrest Dec 05, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Rishi Sunak has suffered his first Commons defeat over an attempt to speed up efforts to compensate victims of the infected blood scandal.

    A total of 23 Tory MPs rebelled to support a Labour amendment requiring ministers to set up a body to deliver compensation within three months of the Victims and Prisoners Bill becoming law.

    The proposal, tabled by

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