Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to brother Nick after death aged 60

“I want to thank all those that handled and took care of Nick,” Starmer added.

“Their ability and compassion could be very a lot appreciated.”

Nick Starmer had studying disabilities from problems throughout start and struggled to carry down a gentle job.

Tom Baldwin, the creator of a biography of the prime minister, advised BBC Radio 5 Reside that Starmer had gone to go to Nick in hospital in Leeds dozens of occasions.

“He did not need that within the papers, did not need individuals to suppose he was utilizing that for political benefit,” he mentioned.

“He went to see Nick dozens of occasions with out cameras, with out microphones, as a result of Nick was essential to him.”

In Mr Baldwin’s biography, Keir Starmer opened up about his relationship together with his brother and the difficulties he confronted throughout his childhood.

“I am undecided he even sat exams, so he had nothing to point out for popping out of training,” Starmer advised Mr Baldwin. He mentioned his brother was bullied and was typically known as “thick” or “silly” at college.

“Nick was dealt a really completely different set of playing cards to me and he is had issues all his life – issues I’ve by no means needed to face.”

In Starmer’s speech to the Labour Get together convention in September, he mentioned their father had typically advised him that “your brother has achieved simply as a lot as you, Keir”.

Conservative chief Kemi Badenoch expressed her condolences to the Labour chief.

“That is such terrible information. Notably devastating at Christmas time,” she wrote on X.