The NHS and the Government "closed ranks" and took part in a “chilling” cover-up of the infected blood scandal that has claimed more than 3,000 lives, the five-year public inquiry chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff has concluded.

Kamal Ahmed and Camilla Tominey are joined by Cara McGoogan, who has spent years covering the scandal as presenter of Bed of Lies, and Jason Evans, whose lost his own father to the scandal at just four years old.

Plus, Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant explains the Iranian President's death, and Camilla and Kamal ask - should cyclists have licence plates?

Listen to Bed of Lies: Blood, with Cara McGoogan, for all you need to know about the Infected Blood Scandal.

The Poison Line: A True Story of Death, Deception and Infected Blood, by Cara McGoogan, available on Telegraph Books: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Cara-McGoogan/The-Poison-Line--A-True-Story-of-Death-Deception-and-Infected-Blood/27367373

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Today’s episode of The Daily T was produced by John Cadigan, Lilian Fawcett, and Georgia Coan. The Editor is Camilla Tominey. The planning editor is Venetia Rainey. The video producer is Luke Goodsall. The studio operator is Meghan Searle. The executive producer is Louisa Wells. Original music by Goss Studio.

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