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David Cameron reveals new job as president of charity Alzheimer’s Research UK

David Cameron has said that he decided to get involved with fighting Alzheimer's after meeting a patient

FORMER PM David Cameron has revealed he is about to take up a new job as president of the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK.

 Cameron has revealed his next role will be president of Alzheimer's Research UK
Cameron has revealed his next role will be president of Alzheimer's Research UKCredit: Getty Images

He says he knew he wanted to “help with the fight” when he met a patient in a care home the week he resigned as PM after the Brexit vote.

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, he says he held the woman’s hand but adds: “As I looked back at her I could see she didn’t know either where she was, or who was sitting with her.”

Cameron says tackling it is a “personal priority” and he wants research to develop new treatmentsCredit: Getty Images

He says it brought home to him “the desperate sadness” of the memory-loss condition.

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Mr Cameron says tackling it is a “personal priority” and he wants research to develop new treatments so families “avoid the heartbreak”.

The former PM said he knew he wanted to fight Alzheimer's after meeting a patientCredit: Getty Images
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