Keir Starmer: “Oh, Andy is a great asset. And, yes, I want him to have a big role in government.”

It has been a huge honour and privilege to represent the best constituency in the country and to have taken over from Frank Dobson, who was such a great constituency MP and a member of the last Labour government.

I will now focus on other things and that will be international affairs including defence, security, trade and technology in a fast-changing world.

Mr Speaker, they intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin. My advice to everyone is 'put your vote in the bin'.

I leave probably the most high-profile job in the country to the most important, which is to be the best dad I can to my kids and best husband I can to my wife.