The Sun has apologised to Gordon Brown for reporting that he used Parliamentary privilege to accuse the paper of “blagging” his son's medical records.

The former Prime Minister had complained to the Press Complaints Commission under Clause 1 (accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice.

He said claims made by Trevor Kavanagh that he said the paper had “blagged” his son’s medical records were inaccurate, arguing he had not said this in Parliament or anywhere else.