Starmer posts touching Father’s Day tribute to late Dad before resignation

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer posted a tribute to his late Dad in an Instagram post on Father’s Day, less than 24 hours before he resigned as prime minister and leader of the Labour party.The post by Sir Keir included a younger photo of himself at his University graduation ceremony, with his mother and father on either side of him.Below the image, a caption said: “Being a dad is my greatest joy. Today, I’m thinking about my dad, and the father I am to my children because of him. Happy Father’s Day.”Starmer’s father, Rodney Starmer, passed away in 2018, with the Labour leader previously admitting their relationship was was more “distant” as he cared for his mother, Josephine.The father of two – one son and one daughter - revealed the birth of his children was “the most exciting” moment of his life in a BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in 2022.In fullStarmer resignation live: Streeting backs Burnham to be next Labour leader after PM announces exitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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