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.
Farewell speech as he passes the baton to Andy Burnham.
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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.
I’m about to visit His Majesty the King to offer my resignation and close the book on my time as prime minister.
It's work I started before I became an MP and it's work I'm keen to continue after I'm an MP.
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.
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