It's my number one priority. I have taken the difficult decisions to make sure we are safe as a country.
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On prioritizing defence and security
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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.
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'm proud to have turned the Labour Party around, to have won a general election, and to put the party on a good footing.





