Keir Starmer

I’m going to be professional, I’m going to have foremost in my mind a sense of service and duty that has driven me as Prime Minister.

I will do that making sure that there is an orderly transition, and that is what I am going to do.

One of the tests of an outgoing prime minister is whether you leave the country in a better state than what you found it, and I am leaving it in a better state.

We’re having Cobra meetings at the official level to monitor what’s going on, give the appropriate advice.

It is very hot and obviously schools will have to take the appropriate measures and each school will gauge for itself what the measures are.

I love this country, I want this country to thrive, and I shall do everything I can to make sure it’s a success and thrives.

I will continue to faithfully serve my country to make sure that any disruption is absolutely minimised.

Let’s be clear, in this country an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. We will not stand for it and the perpetrator will face the full force of the law.

We will all fight anti-Muslim hatred with everything that we’ve got. An attack on one, is an attack on all of us.

I want his children to feel safe in this country and I will do everything to make sure that they are.

I’m so proud that she is sitting there and so should everybody in this country who cares about social mobility.

We picked up our party, we turned it around.

We inflicted the biggest loss on the Tory party opposite in the history of their party.

I’m very proud of every one of our MPs who’ve had a landslide Labour victory, coming from all different backgrounds, from all different places across the country.

I will not walk away from Downing Street and am focused on what I was elected to do, which is to serve my country.

I shall spend more time on the most important job: Being the best husband I can to my fantastic wife, Vic, who has been a rock by my side, through good times and bad, and being the best dad I can to my beautiful children, who are my pride…

In the case of a contest this will ensure a new leader is in place before Parliament returns in September.

She’s a streetwise, grounded, gorgeous woman, who wants as far as she can to get on with her own life and to protect it.

I accept that with good grace.

I will give my successor full and unequivocal support, knowing they will inherit a Britain that is far stronger and fairer than the one I inherited.

I want to thank the brilliant Number 10 staff and our country’s extraordinary Civil Service who dedicate their lives to public service.

Labour has “a chance to turn a corner and make good on its promise of ‘change’.”

And when I leave the biggest job in the country, I shall spend more time on the most important job

I will also give my successor my full and unequivocal support

Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first