On December 26, the younger brother of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, Nick, died after a battle with cancer.
This is reported by Reuters.
"Nick, 60, died peacefully on the afternoon of December 26 after battling cancer," a spokesman for the British Prime Minister said.
Starmer, 62, paid tribute to his brother, calling him a "wonderful man."
"He met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour. We will miss him very much," Starmer said.
The British Prime Minister was due to go on vacation with his wife and children on Friday, but will now remain in the country due to the death of his brother.
Citing a biography of the Prime Minister published this year, the publication said that Nick Starmer grew up with learning difficulties, and Keir, who was the second of four siblings, struggled as a child with anyone who bullied his brother.
"Nick was dealt a very different set of cards to me and he's had problems all his life - problems I've never had to face," Starmer said in the book, the Times reported.
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