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Sunak suffers first Commons defeat as MPs vote for infected blood compensation body

Sky News Monday, 4 December 2023
Rishi Sunak has suffered his first defeat in the House of Commons since becoming prime minister, as MPs voted to establish a compensatory body for victims of the infected blood scandal.
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