And when my brother died of cancer, she reached out to me privately, not across this despatch box, and I thank her for that and the tribute that she’s just made to my wife and children, who mean the world to me.
Final PMQs appearance as leader.
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In six years we went from historic defeat in 2019 to historic victory in 2024, and in two years in government, I leave the country in better shape than I found it. I am proud of everything that we have achieved.
I come here today not to take credit for this government or this House, but as prime minister, to put on our national record exactly where the credit belongs, because it belongs to the families and to the campaigners.
I am so proud of what Britain has contributed. That work will continue, and our cast-iron support for Ukraine will always endure.
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.
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