PM Suffers First Commons Defeat as MPs Vote to Speed Up Compensation for Infected Blood Victims
• MPs back move to speed up compensation for infected blood scandal victims, delivering PM his first Commons defeat
• Ministers will now have to set up body to run compensation scheme within 3 months under new bill
• Vote passed by 246 to 242 after 22 Conservative MPs rebelled against government
• Campaigners say speed of compensation is key - estimated one person affected dies every 4 days
• Government wanted to wait for ongoing infected blood inquiry conclusions before acting - MPs argued should follow precedent of Post Office scandal in compensating victims before inquiry finished