British PM Keir Starmer’s brother dies aged 60
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid tribute to his brother, who grew up with learning disabilities, describing him as a “wonderful man”.
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LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s younger brother Nick has died after struggling with cancer, a Downing Street spokesman said on Dec 27.
“Nick, 60, died peacefully on the afternoon of Dec 26 after battling cancer,” the spokesman said.
Mr Starmer, 62, paid tribute to his brother, describing him as a “wonderful man”.
“He met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour. We will miss him very much,” he said.
The Prime Minister, who has faced a series of political setbacks in his first six months in the post, had been due to go on holiday with his wife and children on Dec 27, but will now stay behind following his brother’s death.
Mr Nick Starmer grew up with learning disabilities and Keir, who was the second of four siblings, would get into fights as a child with anyone who bullied his brother, according to a biography of the Prime Minister published in 2024.
“Nick was dealt a different set of cards to me – problems I’ve never had to face,” Mr Starmer said in the book, The Times newspaper reported. REUTERS
