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| Cameron's disabled son Ivan dies | Cameron's disabled son Ivan dies |
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| Conservative leader David Cameron's eldest son Ivan has died in hospital. | Conservative leader David Cameron's eldest son Ivan has died in hospital. |
| The six-year-old, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, became ill overnight and was taken to St Mary's hospital where he died early Wednesday. | The six-year-old, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, became ill overnight and was taken to St Mary's hospital where he died early Wednesday. |
| A Conservative spokesman said: "David and Samantha would ask that their privacy is respected at this terribly difficult time." | A Conservative spokesman said: "David and Samantha would ask that their privacy is respected at this terribly difficult time." |
| Mr Cameron, who described Ivan as "wonderful", and wife Samantha have two younger children, Nancy and Arthur. | Mr Cameron, who described Ivan as "wonderful", and wife Samantha have two younger children, Nancy and Arthur. |
| A Conservative Party statement said: "It is with great sadness that David and Samantha Cameron must confirm the death of their six-year-old son Ivan. | A Conservative Party statement said: "It is with great sadness that David and Samantha Cameron must confirm the death of their six-year-old son Ivan. |
| "Ivan, who suffered from cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy, was taken ill overnight and died at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, early this morning." | "Ivan, who suffered from cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy, was taken ill overnight and died at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, early this morning." |
| 'Wonderful' | |
| Responding to news of Ivan's death, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "Sarah and I were very saddened to hear of the death of Ivan and we have sent our condolences to David and Samantha. The death of a child is a loss no parent should have to bear. | |
| "I know Ivan was a child who brought joy to all those who knew him and his was a life surrounded by love. | |
| "The thoughts and prayers of the whole country are with David, Samantha and their family." | |
| Mr Cameron, who has been leader of the UK's official opposition since 2005, had been an MP for Witney, in Oxfordshire, for less than a year when Ivan was born in April 2002. | |
| David Cameron was with Ivan when he met the Archbishop of York on Christmas day | |
| Describing the moment when he learned of Ivan's disabilities, Mr Cameron told the Sunday Times in 2005: "The news hits you like a freight train. | Describing the moment when he learned of Ivan's disabilities, Mr Cameron told the Sunday Times in 2005: "The news hits you like a freight train. |
| "You are depressed for a while because you are grieving for the difference between your hopes and the reality. But then you get over that, because he's wonderful." | "You are depressed for a while because you are grieving for the difference between your hopes and the reality. But then you get over that, because he's wonderful." |
| The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said Mr Cameron's experience of looking after Ivan, who needed round-the-clock care, had shaped Mr Cameron's character and his attitude to the NHS. | The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said Mr Cameron's experience of looking after Ivan, who needed round-the-clock care, had shaped Mr Cameron's character and his attitude to the NHS. |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague will stand in for Mr Cameron as Conservative leader while he takes time off, it is understood. |