Keir Starmer: “The best way to defend is to deter, to have the strength to make your adversaries think again before they act.”

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

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.

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.

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