Sir Keir Starmer becomes the first Western prime minister to take an HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus.Ahead of HIV Testing Week, which starts on Monday, the Prime Minister took an at-home test at 10 Downing Street alongside soul singer Beverley Knight.Sir Keir was instructed on how to take the test by Richard Angell, chief executive of HIV charity The Terrence Higgins Trust.

Sir Keir Starmer becomes the first Western prime minister to take an HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus.Ahead of HIV Testing Week, which starts on Monday, the Prime Minister took an at-home test at 10 Downing Street alongside soul singer Beverley Knight.Sir Keir was instructed on how to take the test by Richard Angell, chief executive of HIV charity The Terrence Higgins Trust.