Sportspeople back Dobbin’s PM plea on ME funding
According to BBC Sport, more than 350 sportspeople including Olympians Dina Asher-Smith and Tom Daley, alongside Everton manager David Moyes, have signed a letter calling on the prime minister to meet 32-year-old former sprinter Beth Dobbin and increase funding towards myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) research. Dobbin recently revealed she has been diagnosed with severe ME, spending over 22 hours a day in bed. The signatories call to level the playing field for funding into ME research compared to other illnesses. The Department of Health and Social Care previously stated it is determined to accelerate progress in understanding and treating this debilitating condition.