Keir Starmer: “In a dangerous and volatile world, we will give our armed forces the capabilities they need to defend Britain and keep…”

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

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.

It has been a huge honour and privilege to represent the best constituency in the country and to have taken over from Frank Dobson, who was such a great constituency MP and a member of the last Labour government.