Do's opening I'm going to stop you there Here Comes rishy sunak good morning I will shortly be seeing his majesty the king to offer my resignation as prime minister to the country I would like to say first and foremost I am sorry I have given this job my all but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change change and yours is the only judgment that matters I have heard your anger your disappointment and I take responsibility for this loss to all the conservative candidates and campaigners who work tirelessly but without success I'm sorry that we could not deliver what your efforts deserved it pains me to think how many good colleagues who contributed so much to their communities and our country will now no longer sit in the House of Commons I thank them for their hard work and their service following this result I will step down as party leader not immediately but once the formal arrangements for selecting my successor are in place it is important that after 14 years in government the conservative party rebuilds but also that it takes up its crucial role in opposition professionally and effectively when I I first stood here as your prime minister I told you the most important task I had was to return stability to our economy inflation is back to Target mortgage rates are falling and growth has returned we have enhanced our standing in the world rebuilding relations with allies leading Global efforts to support Ukraine and becoming the home of new generation of transformative Technologies and our United Kingdom is stronger too with the Winds of framework Devolution restored in Northern Ireland and our Union strengthened I'm proud of those achievements I believe this country is safer stronger and more secure than it was 20 months ago and it is more prosperous fairer and resilient than it was in 2010 whilst he has been my political opponent Zakir starma will shortly become our prime minister in this job his successes will be all our success sucessors and I wish him and his family well whatever our disagreements in this campaign he is a decent public-spirited man who I respect he and his family deserve the very best of our understanding as they make the huge transition to their new lives behind this door and as he grapples with this most demanding of jobs in an increasingly unstable World I'd like to thank my colleagues my cabinet the Civil Service ESP especially here in Downing Street the team at Checkers my staff cchq but most of all I'd like to express my gratitude to my wife akatha and our beautiful daughters I can never thank them enough for the sacrifices they have made so that I might serve our country one of the most remarkable things about Britain is just how unremarkable it is that two generations after my grandparents came here with little I could become Prime Minister and that I could watch my two young daughters like the candles on the steps in Downing Street we must hold true to that idea of who we are that vision of kindness decency and tolerance that has always been the British way this is a difficult day at the end of a number of difficult days but I leave this job honored to have been your prime minister this is the best country in the world and it is thanks entirely to you the British people the true source of all our achievements our strengths and our greatness thank you joining his wife AA BR sunak leaving Downing Street as prime minister for the final time after 20 months in office in that speech he began with a farrowed brow and a glint in his eye with an apology an apology to the country an apology to his party apology to his colleagues who had lost their seats but he went on to highlight some of the achievements he believed he had made in his time here settling the country's economy bringing back some stability after the political and economic explosion of his predecessor Liz truss he said he would stay as conservative leader until the formal arrangements to make his successor are in place now those arrangements do not yet exist so it is unclear for how long he will actually remain conservative leader but he is not driving away today never to have any role at the top of his party again so he said once formal arrangements are in place he will step down as the conservative party leader but you can see here see him entering White Hall there and you can probably also hear some of the boo and jeers as the cars make their way off to Buckingham Palace