Call to shame legal firms 'raking off' UK miners' payouts

UK legal firms must be shamed into returning fees taken out of compensation for ill former miners, a Labour peer will tell the Prime Minister today.

UK legal firms must be shamed into returning fees taken out of compensation for ill former miners, a Labour peer will tell the British Prime Minister Tony Blair today.

Lord Lofthouse, who will today present a report to Downing Street on the extent of the practice, said it was “appalling” individuals were not getting their full payouts.