Keir Starmer: “I will do that making sure that there is an orderly transition, and that is what I am going to do.”

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 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.

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.

Since then, it has been the privilege of my life to serve you and this great country as Prime Minister, and I am confident that Britain is now stronger and fairer than it was two years ago.