Rishi Sunak suffers first parliamentary defeat in infected blood vote

Tory MPs revolt in vote for amendment to victims and prisoners bill to establish compensatory body

Rishi Sunak has suffered a parliamentary defeat as MPs voted to establish a compensatory body for victims of the infected blood scandal.

MPs voted 246 to 242 in favour of an amendment to the victims and prisoners bill that will require the government to set up a body to administer compensation within three months of the bill becoming law.