'My children don't give a stuff I'm Labour leader... I'm Dad the moment I walk in', Sir Keir Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted his children 'don't give a stuff' that he is leader of the Labour party, telling a room of students they keep him grounded by instead 'taking the p***' out of him.

The politician spoke to a room of inspired teenagers, both school and college students, in a Q&A session while visiting the Manchester Evening News offices in Oldham on Thursday afternoon (January 11).

He made honest admission during a Q&A session, revealing that when at home with his two teenage children, he isn't the well-known politician - and is simply 'Dad'.

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Asked about advice on coping with exam stress, he told students he sets Friday nights aside to spend with his two children, aged 13 and 15. He said he encourages them to take downtime - a 'release' - while revising.

He said about his children: “They don’t give a stuff that I’m leader of the Labour party. They take the p*** out of me all the time. It’s a complete leveller, I’m reduced to Dad the moment I walk in.”

Shortly after, he was met with a chorus of playful boos as he said he takes time out from frontline politics watching his beloved Arsenal.

Sir Keir was gifted a t-shirt bearing the slogan 'The North' on his visit, prompting him to say: "I think there is not enough emphasis on the north. I don’t think there’s enough emphasis on what can be done and should be done in Manchester."

The Labour Leader also ruled out his party bringing HS2 to the north. Sir Keir said his party could not commit to building the second phase of the high speed rail scheme, admitting it is now 'impossible' to build HS2 as originally conceived.

It comes three months after Rishi Sunak cancelled the