Keir Starmer: “Things that are intensely personal and private, full of pain and grief, being said out loud in a chamber like this is…”

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.

It’s work I started before I became an MP and it’s work I’m keen to continue after I’m an MP.

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.

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