Dame Judi Dench urges Government to fulfil dementia research pledge

Dame Judi Dench is supporting the call for more funds for dementia research (Matt Crossick/PA)

Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, Brian Cox and Dame Harriet Walter have called on the Government to fulfil its election promise to double investment in dementia research.

During the last election, the Conservatives pledged to increase public investment to £160 million in what the party described as the “largest boost to dementia research ever” in the UK.