the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . sally nugent, looks back at his life. rob burrow s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giants game, he was world class. absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, oh, he s good, is that rob, but he s never going to make it because he s not big enough. after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i m not giving in till my last breath. you know, i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had for
british workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti exploitation laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments if they win the election. and in the coming hours, john swinney, leader of the scottish national party, will formally launch the party s campaign, where he ll argue independence offers the country a better future . earlier, i discussed this week s general election campaigning with anthony pickles, former chief of staff to the conservatives in wales and sonia sodha, observer columnist and former adviser to ed miliband. i started by asking sonia sodha about the criticism labour has faced over its handling of diane abbott and if this is an indication that sir keir starmer is trying to push through his allies. i think it is a fair characterisation of what is happening. i think personally the diane abbott question, whether she was going to be allowed to stand
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