00:31Thank you very much and good morning.
00:42I'm about to visit His Majesty the King to offer my resignation and close the book
00:48on my time as Prime Minister.
00:51My work is done.
00:54In six and a half years, I took our party from a historic defeat in 2019, changed it so
01:02it was fit to face the country and won a landslide general election victory in 2024.
01:10Since then, it has been the privilege of my life to serve you and this great country as
01:16Prime Minister.
01:17And I am confident that Britain is now stronger and fairer than it was two years ago.
01:25Our economy is stronger.
01:27Our public services are on the up with the biggest fall in waiting times for 17 years.
01:32Children are being lifted out of poverty every single day.
01:37Immigration is down significantly.
01:39Our defence and security are on a far stronger footing.
01:43And our international reputation is greatly enhanced.
01:48Yet the thing I will always take away with me, the most humbling aspect of this job, is the
01:56front row seat you get to witness the greatest things of this country in action.
02:01To see every day immeasurable acts of resolve, grit, decency and compassion from people who
02:13serve our country, whether that's in their regimental colours, NHS scrubs or simply the millions
02:21of people in their communities who volunteer their time and their effort to the ground beneath
02:27their feet.
02:29We face a world now where our enemies will stop at nothing to divide us because of our
02:34values, our freedom, our decency and, frankly, because of our unflinching resolve towards
02:42the brave people of Ukraine.
02:44And so under this attack, it is vital that we remember the greatness of the Britain all
02:51around us, that while we debate how to fix our problems, there is something we inherit from
02:57our country and our character that can give us confidence, that we can change our country
03:02for the better, that we can create a Britain where every child can go as far as their talent
03:08will take them.
03:08And we can unite different people under our common flag if we don't succumb to that division.
03:17So as I now pass the baton to Andy Burnham, I wish him every success.
03:23He has my full support.
03:26And finally, I want to thank once again my family, Vic and our children, my team, all the
03:36staff here and across the Labour Party, everyone at number 10 and across the civil service and
03:43everyone who has supported our efforts along the way.
03:47For all the focus on individuals, politics will always be a team sport.
03:51And the changes we've delivered for our country and our party belong to everyone who has fought
03:58for them.
03:59I thank them again today.
04:01And I thank the British people for the opportunity to serve.
04:07I go with good grace, I go with a smile and I go proud of everything that we have achieved.
04:15Thank you very much.
04:33Thank you very much.
05:37One, two, three, four, five, six.
05:39The camera's happy.
05:40Are you moving?
05:41Two, three, four.
05:43Good start.
05:43All right.
05:44Sure.
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