Starmers Brother.
Starmer pays tribute to 'wonderful' brother who died on Boxing Day .
Poor man couldn't hold down a job most of his life due to ill health. Such a shame his brother learnt no lessons for his brothers plight. I hope his sympathy and compassion stretched to the poor soul.. it's lacking for us.
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@Doglover2 It's incredibly sad isn't it. And to lose him on Boxing day of all days is heartbreaking. 😞 Thoughts are with his family.
From what I read (and appreciate you can't always believe what you read), but it's said he was quite protective of his brother. Often getting in to fights with bullies. ❤️
All the best,
Holly.
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I saw that on DM. Very sad.
Politics aside, it's sad to lose a loved one, no matter who that person is.
My thoughts go out to Keir Starmer at this sad time.
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@Ironside1990 yup. We lost my grandad v unexpectedly boxing day 16 years ago.
It's Never easy losing anyone.
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@Holly_Scope as any sibling would i hope. I was always extremely protective of my three sisters.. being the eldest. Awful to have to fight the corner for someone who should have been treated with kindness as Nick Starmer should have been.
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Please try to think about someone else besides yourself.
It's not all about us.
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That's quite harsh don't you think? It doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks, he's still lost a brother.
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It's devastating to lose a loved one. Even more so at Christmas time. It's my mam's anniversary today, so i know how he must be feeling. What should be a joyous time for many,will be a constant reminder that a loved one has died and you'll never see them again.
It's important to remember that even though he's a politician, at the end of the day, he is still a human being and he's grieving.
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Nick wasn't his brother, it's a horrible loss and came at a terrible time. Losing a family member is bad enough, but it really hits harder around the holidays. RIP Nick.
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I find your comments terrible @Catherine21 To loose anyone at any time is horrible for the family. It is only news because of who he was. Would you be as harsh with someone close you know who lost their life.
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My original point being, you'd think a man whose immediate family member so unwell throughout life would be a bit more understanding of all our plight. Nobody wants to lose a loved one,it's earth shattering. We may not like Starmer but I never revel in anybodys death. In fact maybe deleting this thread altogether would be a better idea.
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I think the media are currently painting Starmer in a very unkind light, but there have been no decisions made regarding benefits still, so all we have to go on is what the media tells us and as we all know, sensationalism sells! We all need to be taking what's being published with a huge pinch of salt right now and fact checking anything we read. I think Kier Starmers brother being long term sick (and with other health issues) gives him an idea of what people are going through.
I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for now and sending the family my condolences.
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I'm going to be completely honest here and I find your comments rather harsh. My grandfather passed away on Christmas morning some 40 odd years ago and even though I was only a child at the time, I remember it very well. We were all devastated and my nan never did get over that. It's awful to lose a loved one anytime of the year but this time of year is always the worst.
How would you feel if someone was this way towards you if you lost a loved one?
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It's awful how the media are slagging him off. I think he has enough on his plate atm.
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We are allowed to feel how we feel. But to feel no sympathy for someone when they are dealing with loss, regardless of who that person is, I find shocking.
Regardless of choices made and decisions done, grief is still very real.
I experienced loss this Christmas. It's numb disbelief at the moment.
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I agree with what Catherine said.
I’d also like to say that I don’t think Catherine was intending to come across heartless or provocative.
what Catherine was trying to make the point of is that he has just lost his brother and it obviously hurts like hell.Hopefully this will be the wake up call the PM needs to do the right thing and change course. It is not too late to help thousands and thousands of people.
sadly, I do not think the prime minister gives a damn about the public.All he is interested in is being stubborn and bowing to the unions.
tragic time for the pm to lose a family member over Christmas but his government is ensuring hundreds and thousands of pensioners will die because of the last few months actions.
pension credit isn’t the answer.
I bet Starmers brother was ashamed by the PM’s decisions.
rest in peace Mr Starmer.Sir Starmer, you have work to do!
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sorry to hear about your loss
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Sorry to hear about your loss @whistles it's never easy, no matter the time of year, but xmas just makes things hit harder I think. We're all here for you if you need to talk things through. ❤️
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Only if you pretend the last 14 years of Tory rule didn't happen!!!
Truth is Catherine, if you wanted Jeremy Corbyn to get into power in 2017, you should not have voted Leave in 2016 but you did.
Brexit, the Tories and their supporters have ruined this country not Sir Keir Starmer nor his learning-disabled brother.
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As a barrister there is no choice of who Starmer represented, it was his job - everyone is entitled to a defence in English law
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