Jim Cunningham, MP for Coventry South, and the Right Honourable Kevin Barron, MP for Rother Valley, were announced as winners of the Diabetes UK Parliamentary Champion Award at the House of Commons on Wednesday 27 January. The eight nominations for the award were announced throughout 2009 and the winners were chosen by Diabetes UK campaigners, staff and website visitors…

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