It's difficult not to be affected by news of children dying. The death of six-year-old Ivan Cameron, the son of the Conservative leader, is so sad.
Ivan had cerebal palsy and Otahara syndrome, a very rare form of epilepsy. While his life was always likely to be a short one, the grief felt by David Cameron and his family will no doubt be profound. I saw the tributes paid today in the House of Commons by Gordon Brown and others and they were very moving. Party politics is having a day off.
The fact this has happened to the Leader of the Opposition will put the plight of disabled children and the impact their various conditions have on their families right in the public eye over the coming days and more.
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