Sir Keir Starmer: “I was elected to serve my country with a mandate that we secured at a general election two years ago.”

I want to thank once again my family, Vic and our children, my team, all the staff here and across the Labour Party, everyone at Number 10 and across the civil service, and everyone who has supported our efforts along the way.

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.

I’m proud to hand over the party in good shape to Andy Burnham, and hand over the country in good shape to Andy Burnham.

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