Keir Starmer: “President Trump’s efforts have brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.”

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

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.

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 will now focus on other things and that will be international affairs including defence, security, trade and technology in a fast-changing world.