Rob Burrow: Government has ‘blood on its hands’ over £50m MND research delay

Rob Burrow is still smiling through adversity (Simon Marper/PA)

Rob Burrow says the Government has “blood on its hands” over the delay in delivering on a promise to provide £50million towards efforts to find a cure for motor neurone disease.

The former Leeds and Great Britain player, 39, has become a leading light in the campaign to raise awareness of MND, having been diagnosed with the terminal illness in December 2019.