Son of infected blood scandal victim calls on the government to 'stop playing games' over compensation
The inquiry reopens today to look at the pace of the government's compensation scheme
A man from Kent - whose father was a victim of infected blood scandal - is calling on the government to stop 'playing games' and to pay victims.
It comes as the inquiry reopens today to look at the pace of the government's compensation scheme.
During the 1970s and 80s around 30,000 people were treated with blood contaminated with viruses such as hepatitis and HIV.
Tim Wratten's father, Peter, died of Hepatitis C in 2011 and now wants the fight to be over, he said: "On Monday I was 40, and I was looking at a photo of me and my dad when I was six, and thinking about how he isn't here because someone tried to make some money and it all went wrong.
"And it's just a proper kick in the teeth, that I'm still having to fight this, it's just constantly there, and how long for? We thought five years but we don't want another 15 years of this.
"I just want closure so I would ask the government to just pay the compensation, close the door, and let people get on with their lives."
The government say they have paid nearly £80m in compensation, having set aside a fund of £11.8bn.