Sir Keir Starmer: “I want to thank all of those friends and colleagues who have been at my side for these past six years or so for their…”

It's not just the size of your army, it's how you fight a modern conflict.

I’m proud to hand over the party in good shape to Andy Burnham, and hand over the country in good shape to Andy Burnham.

My work is done. 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 thank the British people for the opportunity to serve. I go with good grace. I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved.