Keir Starmer: “Keep the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine, hailing Ukraine as the party of…”

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

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.

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

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.