UK spent only £15m on brain tumour research after promising £40m

Louise Fox and her son George, who died last April. ‘We will never stop trying to make a difference for future young brain tumour patients,’ she said. Photograph: Courtesy of the Fox family

Ministers have spent only £15m in five years on research into tackling brain tumours, the biggest killer of adults and children under 40, while boasting about delivering £40m, MPs have found.

The revelation emerged in a damning report seen by the Guardian that is due to be published this week by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on brain tumours after a two-year inquiry.