Sir Keir Starmer: “So important we have that, particularly with the conflicts going on in Ukraine and the conflicts in Iran.”

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

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.