Chancellor announces more than £13 billion to compensate infected blood scandal and Post Office Horizon scandal victims

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £11.8 billion to compensate those impacted by the infected blood scandal, and £1.8 billion to compensate the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.

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00:00The previous government also failed to budget the costs that they knew would materialise.

00:09That includes funding for vital compensation schemes for victims of two terrible injustices.

00:16I just mentioned respecting colleagues. The public are watching. They want to hear what

00:34the Chancellor has to say.

00:38I would politely suggest that honourable members listen to this, because it includes funding

00:44for vital compensation schemes for victims of two terrible injustices, the infected blood

00:50scandal and the Post Office Horizon scandal.

00:55The Leader of the Opposition rightly made an unequivocal apology for the injustice of

01:00the infected blood scandal on behalf of the British state, but he did not budget for the

01:05costs of compensation.

01:09Today, for the very first time, we will provide specific funding to compensate those infected

01:16and those affected in full, with £11.8 billion in this Budget. And I am also today setting

01:26aside £1.8 billion to compensate victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, a redress

01:33that is long overdue for the pain and injustice that they have suffered.

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