Sir Keir Starmer has told his son how “proud” he is of him and how he enjoys sharing a takeaway in a video message to mark International Men’s Day.

The Prime Minister talked of his strained relationship with his own father but said he had always been determined that his bond with own son “was going to be different”.

In a video letter posted to Instagram, Sir Keir tells his son, who he has not publicly named: “It feels like only yesterday that we brought you home, so nervous but so excited for the journey ahead.

“Today, almost unbelievably, you’re already 17. You’re taller than I am and you’ve grown into a confident, kind, wonderful young man, and I’m so proud of you.

“I didn’t have a very close relationship with my own dad.

“When my mum, your grandma Jo, was sick, and she was very

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