THE families of haemophiliacs infected by NHS blood transfusions in the 1970s and 80s will be staging a protest outside the Prime Minister's constituency office today.

More than 30 people will be taking to the streets of Witney from 10am in the hope of urging David Cameron to consider the rights of families affected by blood contamination, alongside the victims themselves.

More than 6,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood during the two decades and more than 2,000 have died since.

Su Gorman is one of the protest organisers and said it was vital the Government considered the welfare of families affected by blood contamination.

She said: "We're protesting in the hope of urging David Cameron to think about the family of people affected by blood contamination because we're the ones that have dropped our lives to become carers for the ones we love.

"It's something we're obviously happy to do but when or if our loved one dies, what happens to us?

"The Government need to think about not isolating us and giving us legal rights."

The Oxford Mail has previously spoken to organiser of 2014's protest Dave Leadbetter, from Witney, who met with the Prime Minister in 2010 and 2012 and lobbied him at the House of Commons to get compensation for those infected.

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