IAIN Duncan Smith's wife is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
Betsy Duncan Smith, 50, has been having chemotherapy since first being diagnosed with the condition in June.
Messages of support have poured in from across the political world for the mum-of-four, who has been married to the Woodford Green MP since 1982.
Her condition was made public when Mr Duncan Smith pulled out of making a speech at the Tory party conference in Manchester to be with her.
News of her illness comes just days after Mr Duncan Smith enjoyed a high point in his career with the release of a controversial report on tackling long-term unemployment by the Centre for Social Justice - which he founded.
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