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I have failed and I feel very miserable about it

As Theresa May considers an investigation, Former Minister of Health and Foreign Secretary, Lord David Owen proclaimed “I Have Failed” in a dramatic and heartfelt speech given on Thursday to campaigners and victims of the Tainted Blood Scandal which has already killed over 2,000 people in the UK with Haemophilia. The speech came following a film-screening of the documentary, Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

Link to full speech (Video)

Key points from Lord Owen's speech:

· Ministerial decision for self-sufficiency was dropped without consultation of Parliament and no civil servant had the authority to do this.

· “Mistakes have been...

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