Keir Starmer: “I have the highest respect for the individuals that you have quoted, but I don’t agree. These are hard-edged decisions…”

I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything we have achieved.

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.

Our public services are on the up, with the biggest fall in waiting times for 17 years. Children are being lifted out of poverty every single day.

I will also continue, as I have done for a long time now with others, to work on combating violence against women and girls; that is an issue that matters to me hugely.