HOLYRUDE SNP

MND dad slams parly snub after protest in the rain

- BY JENNIFER HYLAND

A DAD with motor neurone disease has accused the SNP of ignoring his Holyrood protest demanding more funding to find a cure.

Mark Sommerville and 60 supporters demonstrated outside the Scottish Parliament last week, highlighting a lack of awareness of the life-limiting disease.

The dad of four, from Uddingston, Lanarkshire, was given his diagnosis in October 2023 and told he had 18 months to live. He set up the Mark Sommerville Foundation to fund research but says letters to First Minister John Swinney begging for help have gone unanswered.