Former prime minister John Major will be asked to explain his role in the contaminated blood scandal Justin Tallis/Getty ImagesA former prime minister and five former health secretaries will face pressure to give evidence to the infected-blood inquiry after they were named in a dossier of people who campaigners say have questions to answer about their role in the scandal. Sir John Major, Kenneth Clarke, Virginia Bottomley, Norman Fowler, William Waldegrave and John Moore are among those named in the file, compiled by the law firm acting on behalf of more than 800 victims and their families. Submitted ahead of the inquiry’s opening tomorrow, the document names 10 other politicians, many of whom held senior posts in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and Major when key decisions were made about the country’s blood supplies. The list also includes government departments, drug companies, senior civil…

Source: The Times September 22, 2018 17:14 UTC