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Swimmer Archie Goodburn's Cancer Funding Plea Leads to Meeting with Andy Burnham
Commonwealth Games swimmer Archie Goodburn, battling cancer, made an emotional plea for increased funding for rare cancer research. In response, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has invited Goodburn to a personal meeting to discuss his impassioned request.
4 Aug, 11:25 — 4 Aug, 17:01
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'Give us a chance to fight' - tearful Goodburn urges PM to boost cancer funding
Prime Minister Andy Burnham responds to Archie Goodburn's impassioned plea for more money and resources to be put into brain cancer research by inviting the Scottish swimmer to a personal meeting.
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual27d ago
Commonwealth Games swimmer Archie Goodburn makes cancer funding plea to Andy Burnham
The 25-year-old used his platform throughout his home Games to call for greater funding of brain cancer research and has now made a direct plea to No 10
By Flo Clifford
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First report: The Independent · 4 Aug, 11:25|Full coverage: 2 · 6h|Window: 6h
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