Sir Keir Starmer: “Let me be clear that this is not about personal vanity, it is not about stubbornness, it is about a very deep sense of…”

And so, under this attack, it is vital that we remember the greatness of the Britain all around us.

My work is done. 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.

So, as I now pass the baton to Andy Burnham, I wish him every success. He has my full support.

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