# Party leaders support dementia care courses for unpaid carers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/party-leaders-back-mails-dementia-campaign-with-kemi-badenoch-praising-important-lifeline-to-families-caring-for-loved-ones/
- Published: 2026-11-10T21:02:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T21:17:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16281541/party-leaders-Mails-dementia-campaign.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Party leaders back courses for dementia carers.
- The programme will run six-week sessions nationwide.
- Four in five dementia carers have faced crisis point.

## Summary

Party leaders have backed the Dementia Carers Together campaign, which aims to support unpaid relatives and friends caring for people with dementia. The initiative will fund six-week courses across the UK, intended to help carers understand the disease, find practical guidance and feel less isolated.

Kemi Badenoch called the courses an important lifeline, while Nigel Farage praised their practical focus and Ed Davey said they could make a significant difference. The campaign is being delivered with the Alzheimer’s Society; an estimated 2.5 million people in the UK provide some care for someone with dementia, and four in five have reached crisis point at least once. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has also backed the appeal, saying his family might have benefited from such support.

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