Keir Starmer: “Because when it comes to the safety of our children, standing by is not an option.”

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

They have been resolute in their support for me, firstly in becoming an MP and then becoming the leader of Labour party and then as prime minister.

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.