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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robert Booth Social affairs editor

Campaigners back Kate Garraway over Derek Draper’s essential care needs

Kate Garraway
Kate Garraway, whose husband, Derek Draper, needs 24-hour help. Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock

Social care campaigners have backed TV presenter Kate Garraway after she revealed she was “battling the system” to secure essential care for her severely ill husband, Derek Draper.

The Good Morning Britain presenter said at the weekend that she feared her husband could lose the support he needed and that she was getting just four hours sleep a night.

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