John Major named in blood scandal dossier
The former PM is among the politicians who could face questions over their role in transfusions that led to thousands of deaths
Caroline Wheeler and Felix Forbes
September 23 2018, 12:01am, The Sunday Times
A dossier names Sir John Major and 10 other politicians campaigners say have questions to answerDOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA
A 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…