Keir Starmer: “If there is to be a deal, if there is to be a stopping of the fighting, then that agreement has to be defended.”

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.

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 think once you’ve been prime minister, it’s important to answer the question: what are you going to do next? Having decided I’m going to concentrate on international affairs, I think it’s right to step down.

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