Keir Starmer: “They have been resolute in their support for me, firstly in becoming an MP and then becoming the leader of Labour party…”

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

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

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 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.