Keir Starmer opens up about brother's death: It hit me like a bus'

"Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the profound personal toll of his brother's death, saying that the loss hit me like a bus. The prime minister shared the reflections in an interview for The Only Way Is Essex star Pete Wicks's Man Made podcast. Recorded at 10 Downing Street to mark Men's Mental Health Month, Sir Keir described processing the loss as intensely difficult."

"Because he's very vulnerable, I didn't want him to learn about the diagnosis on his own, and because I didn't know that he would properly understand and I didn't know how he would react, I insisted on going to the hospital with him and basically watched his face as he was told he had terminal cancer, Sir Keir said. Nick Starmer died on Boxing Day 2024 (PA Media)"

The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across issues from reproductive rights and climate change to Big Tech, and promotes free access to journalism funded by donations. The outlet cites investigations into Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and the documentary 'The A Word', focused on American women fighting for reproductive rights. Sir Keir Starmer revealed the intense personal toll of his brother Nick's death, describing the loss as hitting him like a bus and saying processing it was intensely difficult. Nick Starmer lived with learning difficulties, was diagnosed with lung cancer about 18 months earlier, and died on Boxing Day 2024.

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