Keir Starmer: “We pulled the levers to strengthen our public services, and NHS waiting lists are coming down at the fastest rate for 17…”

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.

I am about to visit His Majesty the King to offer my resignation and close the book on my time as Prime Minister. My work is done.

It’s work I started before I became an MP and it’s work I’m keen to continue after I’m an MP.