The Leeds Rhinos star is presented with an award at No 10 for his Motor Neurone Disease campaigning.
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has been praised by the prime minister as "extraordinary" as he was presented with an award for his Motor Neurone Disease campaigning.
Burrow, accompanied at Downing Street by his parents Geoff and Irene, said he was accepting the award - which recognises outstanding volunteers - on behalf of the estimated 5,000 people living with MND in the UK. Burrow urged Mr Sunak to have "compassion" for all those with MND and urged him to make funding available for research into the condition "as soon as possible".The government pledged £50m to help find a cure and improve treatments for MND in 2021, but has been criticised over the pace at which the funding has reached researchers.Burrow is the 2,000th person to receive the Points of Light award from No 10.
He told the BBC: "Since his diagnosis, Rob and his family and friends have decided to live in the spotlight to really shine a light on to Motor Neurone Disease and the devastating impact it has.
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