Theresa May is speaking now on LBC radio.

She spoke of how not having children has been "very sad" but said her Christian faith had helped her to cope.

In a rare glimpse into her personal life, the Prime Minister spoke of the impact the death of her father had on her when she was a newly wed.

But instead of losing her faith, Mrs May insisted her beliefs had helped her to deal with the tragedies.

She told LBC: "It's been very sad, it just turned out not to be possible for us.

"Of course, we are not the only couple that finds ourselves in that situation and when you do I suppose you just get on with life. We've got nephews and nieces."

Asked if she would have been able to devote so much of herself to work if she had children, Mrs May replied: "I look at some of my Parliamentary colleagues and people who have been in the Cabinet who had children and yes, they do apply themselves, they are just very well organised. I think that is the key thing."

She she is very sad that she couldn't have children, telling the show: "It turned out not to be possible", but that she and her husband just had to "get on with it."