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Cameron returns to office
Joe Murphy10.03.09
David Cameron returned to work today for the first time since the death of his son, Ivan.
The Tory leader had a busy day of meetings lined up, including the shadow cabinet, the party's management board and talks on the economy with former Conservative chancellors including Kenneth Clarke and Lord Lamont.
Some 11,500 messages of condolence have poured into his office from the public and 10 party officials have been working full time for the past 12 days sending replies. Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha paid an informal visit to his private office on Friday to thank staff for their effort to reply to the 4,500 emails and 7,000 letters.
Later he was preparing for tomorrow's Prime Minister's Questions, the first since six-year-old Ivan's death brought usual political hostilities to a respectful halt.
The little boy was severely disabled with a rare form of cerebral palsy and epilepsy. He died in hospital on 25 February after suffering seizures.
