Keir Starmer: “Actually, I don’t think it overall makes children happier.”

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.

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