Keir Starmer pays tribute to Rishi Sunak, thanking him for his 'hard work, commitment and decency' as the former prime minister appears in the despatch box in the Commons for the last time. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I would like to mark the fact that this is the last time the Right Honourable Member
00:04for Richmond and North Allerton will appear at the Dispatch Box during PMQs. There's
00:08a bit more to do afterwards, but he has spoken at this Dispatch Box as Chancellor of the
00:13Exchequer, the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, and after today, we all look forward
00:19to his continued contributions from the right benches.
00:24We wish him and his family well in the future endeavours, and I say personally, thank you
00:36for a working relationship.
00:38The first British-Asian Prime Minister is a reminder that this is a country where people
00:45of every background can fulfil their dreams, and it makes us all proud to be British.
00:52Mr Speaker, as you've just referenced, as this is our last exchange across the Dispatch
00:56Boxes, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Leader of the Opposition for his
01:03service. Of course we've had political disagreements, ideological disagreements, we've argued
01:09at some length, but I want to thank him for his hard work, for his commitment, and for
01:17his decency in everything that he has done. I too wish him and his family the very best
01:23for whatever the future may hold for them.
01:25No Prime Minister looks forward to PMQs, but I always did like this pre-Budget one, because
01:30it was, for a change, nice not to be the main event and just the warm-up act. But as you
01:35said, Mr Speaker, today is my last appearance at PMQs, and I'm happy to confirm reports
01:41that I will now be spending more time in the greatest place on earth, where the scenery
01:45is worthy. The scenery is indeed worthy of a movie set, and everyone is a character.
01:52That's right, Mr Speaker, if anyone needs me, I will be in Yorkshire.