Sir Keir Starmer: “Are there wranglings between departments and the Treasury? Yes, of course there are, there always are, there always will…”

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

Yet the thing I will always take away with me – the most humbling aspect of this job – is the front-row seat you get to witness the greatest things of this country in action.

I’m about to visit His Majesty the King to offer my resignation and close the book on my time as prime minister.

I thank the British people for the opportunity to serve. I go with good grace. I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved.