Starmer shares tributes and offers ‘full support’ to his successor in his final PMQs before stepping down – UK politics live
And every day we’ve seen his decency and his courage shine through. Starmer thanks Harris for her comments and her friendship.He goes on: double quotation markThis will be my last answer from this despatch box. Every prime minister knows when they take up the torch that the day will come when they have to pass it on.
- ▪And every day we’ve seen his decency and his courage shine through.
- ▪Starmer thanks Harris for her comments and her friendship.He goes on: double quotation markThis will be my last answer from this despatch box.
- ▪Every prime minister knows when they take up the torch that the day will come when they have to pass it on.
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07.54 EDTStarmer delivers farewell to MPs, saying he's proud to 'leave country in better shape than I found it'Carolyn Harris (Lab), a close friend of Starmer’s, gets the final question.She says few believed he could make the changes needed when he became leader. double quotation markBut today, because of his service and his leadership, children are growing up in a fairer Britain. We stand tall on the world stage. And every day we’ve seen his decency and his courage shine through. Starmer thanks Harris for her comments and her friendship.He goes on: double quotation markThis will be my last answer from this despatch box. Every prime minister knows when they take up the torch that the day will come when they have to pass it on. That day has come for me.
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