‘Holyboob’ team of politicians walk for charity

Politicians are set to brave the dark this evening as they take on the MoonWalk to raise funds for a breast cancer charity.

SNP MSP Christina McKelvie will be joined by Labour’s Monica Lennon, Gillian Mackay from the Scottish Greens and Christine Jardine MP from the Liberal Democrats.

Last year, Ms McKelvie completed treatment after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

They will walk 13.1 miles across Edinburgh as part of the Holyboob team to raise funds for Walk The Walk as the largest grant-making breast cancer charity in the UK.

The charity raises money and awareness for breast cancer causes and aims to encourage people to start walking as a way of keeping fitter and healthier.

Christina McKelvie who has been the MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since 2011, said: “Walk The Walk does so much incredible work, from research into breast cancer to helping improve the lives of those who have cancer now and it’s great to be able to help raise funding and awareness.”

Scottish Labour MSP for the Central Scotland region, Monica Lennon, said: “Christina has been inspirational in her fight with breast cancer and I am delighted to be invited to join her team for the MoonWalk.”

Central Scotland MSP Gillian Mackay said: “Everyone taking part in the Moonwalk will be impacted by breast cancer in some way.

“I know from friends the impact a diagnosis has, not only on the person but their families too.”

Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, said: “Breast cancer is a huge issue for me having lost an aunt to it and watched several of my friends fight it in recent years.”