Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer defended the plan, saying it would take defence spending to £300bn over the next four years and said it had been welcomed by the Chief of Defence Staff, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Air Staff.

The UK is on a "trajectory" to achieve the ambition of spending 3% of GDP in the next parliament.

The measures in the DIP "takes us to 4.2% under that commitment".

The additional spending represents a "huge historic shift for our nation".

It is certainly a dramatic transformation away from expensive big-ticket items like destroyers, towards large numbers of much cheaper and more expendable weapons.

A platform on which I know my successor will build

At the end of the day the prime minister and the chancellor have to look at the overall judgements for the government, the overall affordability and prioritise between different things.

Are there wranglings between departments and the Treasury? Yes, of course there are, there always are, there always will be.

I'm proud of this Labour government and any Labour prime minister would stand beside this plan.

The plan would now increase the military budget to 2.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2029.

I have chosen not to further increase government borrowing or cut day-to-day spending on public services to pay for the extra defence investment.

That’s the right time to publish it, when we will be coming together as Nato countries – the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen – to share our capabilities, and to make sure we emerge from that summit stronger…

Everybody understands why it’s important that we spend the money that we must spend on our armed forces, and so it’s my intention to publish that ahead of the Nato summit.

I have saved the Labour Party.

And when I leave, the biggest job in the 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.

I want to thank all of those friends and colleagues who have been at my side for these past six years or so for their incredible commitment, service and support.

Thank you. Thank you. Walking up this street two years ago was the proudest moment of my life.

And being the best dad I can to my beautiful children, who are my pride and my joy.

Being the best husband I can to my fantastic wife, Vic, who has been a rock by my side through good times and bad.

Change begins now, and it feels good!

The chance to change the lives of millions of people for the better. That’s what I came into politics for.

When I leave the biggest job in the 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…

Walking up this street two years ago was the proudest moment of my life.

I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace.

Pull together and avoid plunging our party and our country into chaos by turning on each other and tearing apart our party and our movement