Keir Starmer: “I am ready and willing to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine to help guarantee its security.”

I have an important appointment with my TV at 8pm tonight.

In six and a half years, I took our party from a historic defeat in 2019, changed it so it was fit to face the country and won a landslide general election victory in 2024.

I will be cheering on Andy Burnham from the sidelines.

They have been resolute in their support for me, firstly in becoming an MP and then becoming the leader of Labour party and then as prime minister.