Sir Keir Starmer: “Henry deserves a legacy that goes beyond this awful tragedy, and I am committed to making that happen.”

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

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.

It's not just the size of your army, it's how you fight a modern conflict.

Since then, it has been the privilege of my life to serve you and this great country as prime minister, and I am confident that Britain is now stronger and fairer than it was two years ago.