Liz McInnes 'Wears It Pink' for breast cancer fundraiser

Liz McInnes MP 'Wears It Pink'

Liz McInnes, MP for Heywood and Middleton, dressed in pink to lend her support to Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, Wear It Pink, which will see thousands of people across the UK adding a splash of pink to their outfits on Friday 20 October to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Ms McInnes joined over 190 MPs across the country in becoming a Breast Cancer Now Ambassador, championing breast cancer issues both in Heywood and Middleton and nationally, working towards a day that the disease will stop taking lives.

She said: “Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. One in eight women will face it in their lifetime, and every year around 11,500 women and 80 men lose their lives to the disease.

"This is why I am urging as many people as possible to take part in Wear It Pink on Friday 20th October. It is such a fun and easy way to support Breast Cancer Now’s vital research, and help stop breast cancer taking the lives of those we love.

"Breast cancer affects so many people both here and across the country, so as a Breast Cancer Now Ambassador I am proud to take part in Wear It Pink to raise awareness of the impact of the disease locally and to support for Breast Cancer Now’s vital research. I hope that everybody in Heywood and Middleton will join me and Wear It Pink on Friday 20 October.”

To take part in Wear It Pink this October, please visit wearitpink.org/2017 for further details, fundraising ideas and how to register for your free fundraising pack.