David Cameron's father dies in France after suffering a stroke while on holiday

David Cameron arriving at Font-Pre Hospital in Toulon this afternoon.

David Cameron's father died with the Prime Minister at his bedside today, hours after suffering a stroke during a holiday with his wife.
Ian Cameron, 77, passed away shortly after the Prime Minister and his brother and sister arrived in the south of France this lunchtime.
Friends said the Prime Minister was 'relieved' to have reached his father in time and 'pleased' he died peacefully during a 'happy family holiday'.
But his sudden death will be a devastating blow to the Tory leader, who has previously hailed his father as his 'role model' and a 'huge hero figure'.
It comes just two weeks after Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha celebrated the birth of their fourth child, Florence, and 18 months after their elder son Ivan tragically died.

Just months ago, David Cameron described his father Ian as a 'huge hero figure'.
He has spoken of his admiration at how he remained stoical in the face of considerable adversity and was determined to live life to the full.
As a teenager, David told a friend: 'My dad is my role model, he has never let his disability hold him back. He has proved you can do what you want in life

Ian Cameron was born in Scotland on October 12, 1932, with his legs foreshortened below the knee and with three toes on one foot and four on the other.
He had endless operations to straighten his legs as a child, leaving him just 5ft2in, but played cricket and tennis at Eton.
He trained as an accountant on leaving school but went into banking before following his father in joining London stockbrokers Panmure Gordon.
In 1957, Mr Cameron became the third generation of his family to be a partner in the firm.
He later had both legs amputated and lost the sight in one eye but his son said he always say the glass as half-full, describing him as 'an amazingly brave man'.

He married Mary Mount in 1962 and the couple have four children, Alexander, David, Tania and Clare.
David's romance with wife Samantha is believed to have started during a holiday in Italy in 1992 to mark his father's 62nd birthday.

Mr Cameron senior never saw his new grandchild, who was born three weeks early during the Prime Minister's summer holiday in Cornwall last month.
He and his wife were half-way through a two-week holiday in the south of France when he collapsed.
The former stockbroker was disabled and travelled around in a wheelchair but his death is not believed to be linked to an existing medical condition.