Keir Starmer pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ brother Nick who died on Boxing Day
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Nick Starmer died from cancer at the age of 60 on 26 December. Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick who died from cancer on Boxing Day at the age of 60. The prime minister said: “My brother Nick was a wonderful man. He met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour. We will miss him very much.
“I would like to thank all those who treated and took care of Nick. Their skill and compassion is very much appreciated.”. A spokesperson for the prime minister said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Nick Starmer. “Nick, 60, died peacefully on the afternoon of 26 December after battling cancer.
“We ask for privacy for Nick’s wider family at this time.”. The PM was set to go on holiday with his family on Friday but it is understood he will now stay at home. Sir Keir has always been protective of his family’s privacy, particularly that of his children, but has spoken about Nick in interviews as well as sharing details of his relationship with his siblings for a recent biography.
The prime minister is the middle child of four siblings: two sisters and a brother. His younger siblings, Katy and Nick are twins, while he has one older sister, Ana. They all grew up together, in a house of six, with their parents. “I shared a bunk bed with my brother in a room with an airing cupboard and just enough space for a couple of small desks where we’d do our homework,” Sir Keir said in Tom Baldwin’s Keir Starmer: The Biography.
