Keir Starmer: “We will all fight anti-Muslim hatred with everything that we’ve got. An attack on one, is an attack on all of us.”

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

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

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.

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.