Nick Clegg and wife say telling son he had blood cancer was 'toughest thing'

Former Lib Dem leader and wife go public about son’s experience and treatment to raise awareness of less toxic therapies for cancer

The moment Nick Clegg and his wife had to tell their eldest son he had blood cancer was one of the “toughest things” for the family, Miriam González Durántez has said.

González Durántez and her husband, the former deputy prime minister, told ITV’s Lorraine Kelly how their son Antonio, now 15, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in September last year.

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