Government opposition to speeding up compensation for infected blood scandal victims is "shameful", a Londonderry man has said. MPs backed an amendment in a first Commons defeat for the prime minister. Up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.

Smith, whose father died after being infected with hepatitis C, said victims’ families feel “discriminated” against due to the current interim payment system. In April, the Infected Blood Inquiry published its final report on compensation for the victims.

Members of the DUP joined with the British Labour Party and Tory rebels to force the UK government to change a compensation scheme for victims of the NHS infected blood scandal.