Former rugby league star and campaigner Rob Burrow says the government has 'blood on its hands'.
Rob Burrow has been fundraising for and highlighting motor neurone disease research since his diagnosis in December 2019
The government has "blood on its hands" over a delayed £50m donation towards motor neurone disease research, former rugby league star Rob Burrow has said.A November 2021 pledge from the government to disease research is yet to materialise leaving the former Leeds Rhinos player frustrated and angry.The money was due to be given to the Motor Neurone Disease Association as part of a £375m investment into neurodegenerative disease research.
"People with MND don't have the luxury of time to wait," Mr Burrow said, adding it was as if there was "no rush" to give scientists the money. "There is blood on your hands, this government and the civil servants, with the red tape you are putting up." A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said it had invested millions of pounds into motor neurone disease research."We remain committed to spending at least another £50m to help find a cure and researchers can apply for funding at the National Institute for Health and Care Research and UK Research and Innovation," the spokesperson added.
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