Keir Starmer: “It’s work I started before I became an MP and it’s work I’m keen to continue after I’m an MP.”

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.

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.

Immigration is down significantly. Our defence and security are on a far stronger footing and our international reputation is greatly enhanced.

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