15th Jul15:47 BSTStarmer says he has 'important appointment' at 8pmSir Keir Starmer said he has "an important appointment with the television" at 8pm as he faced pleas to end his premiership with a World Cup win.At his final Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) before Andy Burnham takes the reins on Monday, Sir Keir wished England luck in the last days of the tournament in North America.England play Argentina in the semi-final this evening, as they bid to reach Sunday’s final - which would be their first since 1966.Prime ministers list their engagements before they answer questions at the despatch box. They usually end this first contribution by saying they have met "ministerial colleagues" and will "have further such meetings" later on.But in a departure from his weekly statement, Sir Keir told MPs: "In addition to my duties in this House, I have an important appointment with the television at eight o'clock this evening."Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "It's the last job of the Prime Minister to make sure we win the World Cup."15th Jul14:08 BSTWhat comes next for Keir Starmer?Keir Starmer skillfully dodged the question when asked what his plans are from next Monday.The out-going Labour leader is days away from ending his time in government and has already said he doesn’t know if he has another political job in him.When asked by the BBC, he said he would only be focused on being Prime Minister “until the day I leave”.But he does have firm plans for the near future, and says the only thing for certain is that he will “be in front of a TV at 8pm” to watch England play Argentina in the World Cup tonight.Keir Starmer's home for the next few days in decked out in flags(Image: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)15th Jul13:52 BSTInside Keir Starmer's final Cabinet meeting at Downing StreetPolitical Correspondent Sophie Huskisson with some details on the PM’s final Cabinet meeting this morning…Mr Starmer gathered his top ministers for his final Cabinet meeting this morning, where his colleagues gave him farewell gifts and a standing ovation at the end.They gave him a carriage clock and two bottles of wine, one of which was an English sparkling wine that was served at the French state visit last summer and a bottle of pinot grigio.David Lammy said Mr Starmer will go down as “giant of the Labour moment” as he delivered a heartfelt tribute to his friend and colleague in an emotional room in Downing Street.The Deputy PM paid tribute to the PM’s work and legacy, saying: “More than any politician I've worked with, you've always put the national interest above other interests.“When faced with a difficult issue, you prioritise the people of this country. Not many politicians at this level can say that.Second, your incredible energy and work ethic. I've never known a politician put in the hours that you do. Again and again, day after day, always trying to do more for the people that we serve. And third, your sheer resilience.“All of us around this table have thick skins. We've got to do this job, but the nature of politics now is that leaders are not treated kindly in the moment.“But what you've done in government for our party means that the history books will write you up as a giant of the Labor movement, and for that we thank you very much.”Downing Street published a photo of the final Cabinet meeting15th Jul13:38 BSTWhen will Andy Burnham take his first Prime Minister’s Questions?Andy Burnham gave the Commons a wide berth this afternoon to allow Keir Starmer to bow out without distraction.The out-going PM told MPs he can’t offer his replacement any advice - but can give him all the support he needs.Burnham is expected to get the keys to no10 on Monday morning.But his first Prime Minister’s Questions will not be until the first week of September.Andy Burnham wasn't in Westminster(Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire)15th Jul13:23 BSTWATCH: Starmer given standing ovation as he leaves Commons for final timeThe Commons was on its feet to applaud Keir Starmer as he said an emotional goodbye.The out-going PM was given a standing ovation as he left PMQs for the last time."To all those in the gallery whose lives have been changed or improved by this Labour government, and all across the country who struggle to be seen or heard,: he said."You're the reason I came into politics. To my wife and children, I love you. Goodbye."Content cannot be displayed without consent15th Jul12:57 BSTStarmer's sign-off speech in full as he says an emotional goodbye There is a lengthy round of applause and an ovation across the Commons as Keir Starmer signs off.Following an emotional tribute from Labour backbencher Carolyn Harris, Mr Starmer said: "Mr Speaker, this 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. This is the end of my political journey."In six years we went from historic defeat in 2019 to historic victory in 2024, and in two years in government, I leave the country in better shape than I found it. I am proud of everything that we have achieved."Mr Speaker, can I just take time to say to you, Mr. Speaker, and all those who work for the House and our constituency offices?"Thank you for all your hard work. To our civil service, thank you also for all your hard work. To my political team, many of them here today, who came on this journey with me."Thank you so much for everything you have done and being prepared to walk through fire for me. Thanks to my colleagues on these benches, I am proud of all we have achieved together and proud of each and every one of you."To my successor and each of you, I will give my full support to all colleagues across the House, can I wish you good health and happiness."To all those in the gallery whose lives have been changed or improved by this Labour government, and all across the country who struggle to be seen or heard."You're the reason I came into politics. To my wife and children, I love you. Goodbye."Keir Starmer said an emotional goodbye(Image: PRU/AFP via Getty Images)15th Jul12:50 BSTBig hint on Bank Holiday Keir Starmer's biggest hint yet that his final act could be to announce a Bank Holiday if England wins the World Cup.Asked by Lib Dem MP Will Forster, the PM says: "I've been careful not to tempt fate and jinx the result."And I'm a passionate Arsenal and England supporter, and I've watched many games, agonising moments."But, Mr. Speaker, on the question of a bank holiday, he should ask me again on Sunday."England are two wins away from World Cup glory(Image: Getty Images)15th Jul12:48 BSTStarmer hails immigration recordA Labour backbencher points to Keir Starmer’s record on migration policies.Perran Moon says the strategy to "smash the gangs" is working - and says the government's relationship with France has improved.Starmer tells her: "Mr Speaker, I am pleased that net migration is down 82 per cent, small boat crossings are down 40 per cent."The asylum backlog is down. We're closing asylum hotels, and we deported 70,000 people with no right to be here. That's what this government's delivering."Keir Starmer lauds immigration record(Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire)15th Jul12:41 BSTAnalysis: Starmer showing emotion with the mood still warm and playfulThe Mirror’s Assistant Political Editor Alexander Brown here…Kemi Badenoch closes her questions by paying tribute to the PM’s family, and a visibly emotional Keir Starmer thanks the Tory leader for doing so.Some in Westminster find Ms Badenoch’s tone too aggressive, but today she has been warm, playful, and shown great respect to the outgoing PM.We’ve also seen glimpses of their relationship outside the Commons chamber, with the PM thanking her for reaching out after his brother died from cancer, and after the arson attack on his family home.Mr Starmer makes the point that debate must be robust, but that kindness has still existed between the pair.Many MPs will wonder if it can be more visible going forward.15th Jul12:37 BSTIt's nice from Tice too as he takes a break from lashing the governmentGood lord, even Richard Tice is being nice.The Reform No2 doesn't usually pass over an opportunity to lash out at the government. But today is a very different type of PMQs, the like of which we may not see again anytime soon.Mr Tice said: "Whilst his own MPs may have sent him off without resorting to VAR, I have some good news for the Prime Minister."Yes, under his tenureship, 76% of England football matches have been won, which is the greatest, most successful record of any prime minister in history."So will he commit in his remaining days in office to carrying out whatever meetings, reviews, motivational talks to ensure his greatest legacy on Sunday is that finally football is coming home?"The PM replied: "Can I thank him for this?"I mean, I'm a massive football fan, so forgive me for being a nerd on this, but we've won 22 out of 29 matches since I've been Prime Minister."We have got to get that to 24 over 31, which means we will win on Sunday and I wish the team well. And of course, Mr Speaker, it's only, under Labour governments that we win the World Cup."15th Jul12:35 BSTThe niceties continue in the CommonsAnother nice moment between Mrs Badenoch and Mr Starmer.The Tory leader told him: "This is my last exchange with the right honorable gentleman, and I know how much his wife and children mean to him, and that they are in the gallery today."As everyone here knows, all families make a huge sacrifice for our choice to enter public life."So I hope he will allow me to draw our time together to a close by thanking them for the love and support they have given him throughout his time in office?"Mr Starmer responded: "Can I thank her very much for that? It is the last question I'll face from the leader of the opposition."And so let me wish her well and her family. We have had robust exchanges across this despatch box, but she has extended kindness to me privately at very difficult times, including when there was an attempt to burn down our family home, which deeply affected my family."She reached out to me, and when my brother died of cancer she reached out to me privately, not across this despatch box.And I thank her for that and the tribute that she's just made to my wife and children, who mean the world to me."I do thank her for that. She knows this is robust and it has to be robust. And that's the way politics is done. But the kindness is that sitting behind it privately are often just as powerful, if not more powerful, and I thank her for that."Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions(Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire)15th Jul12:31 BSTThings are cordial... at the moment Things are unusually cordial at the moment between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch.The Tory leader demanded to know why Andy Burnham did not plan to attend the Commons to address MPs. Mrs Badenoch said: "It is important to respect Parliament."So does the Prime Minister agree with me that his successor should come to this place and answer questions, rather than scurrying away for the summer?"The PM got a loud laugh as he said: "Mr Speaker, as Prime Minister, I have participated in over 60 PMQs. Always a pleasure, always something to look forward to."And I've answered or at least given answers 2,800, times. I'm sure she will question my successor in the same way."Kemi Badenoch took a soft approach(Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire)15th Jul12:29 BSTBadenoch thanks PM's familyIn her final question, Kemi Badenoch said: "The Prime Minister may not think so now, but it is a tribute to him that not a single sitting Labour MP could beat him."Not the member for Ashton-under-Lyne who couldn't count her taxes. Not the member for Sheffield Heeley who couldn't count how many phones she 'lost'."And definitely not the member for Ilford North who couldn't count to 81."This is my last exchange with him, and I know how much his wife and children mean to him and that they are in the gallery today."As everyone here knows our families make a huge sacrifice for our choice to enter public life so I hope he will allow me to draw our time together to a close for thanking them for the love and support they have given him throughout his time in office."15th Jul12:27 BSTDig at absent Nigel FarageNigel Farage may not be in the chamber, having stepped down as an MP last week to contest a by-election, but that hasn't stopped Mr Starmer and Mrs Badenoch rounding on him.The Tory leader asked him: "If you want to lead this country, if you want to lead this country, you should set out your plans to do so."One politician intends to spend the summer avoiding scrutiny, refusing to set out his plans."So does he not agree that what the country deserves is a televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface?"Mr Starmer responded: "Mr Speaker, they intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin. My advice to everyone is put your vote in the bin."Nigel Farage didn't escape a barb(Image: SWNS)15th Jul12:24 BSTWhy Kemi Badenoch is taking a softer approachThe Mirror’s Assistant Political Editor Alexander Brown here…Kemi Badenoch is taking a softer approach at PMQs, joking she wanted to get the “tone” right.In a sign of the soft questions being asked, she mocks Reform rather than Labour at times, asking if the PM agrees that Nigel Farage should have a televised debate with Count Binface.As MPs laugh, Mr Starmer says he thinks voters should “put their vote in the bin”.Asked about whether Andy Burnham should come and face questions, the PM points to his own record and mocks the PMQs format, saying he’s “answered, or at least given answers 2,800 times”.In a sign of the end of term vibes, MPs of all parties are laughing, and it’s not remotely confrontational. Light jabs about controlling the party at most.15th Jul12:22 BSTWatch PMQs liveYou can watch PMQs live by clicking below.15th Jul12:20 BSTA light-hearted PMQs after emotional tributes There's very much a last-day-at-school feel at the Commons.Both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have provoked plenty of laughter on the PM's final PMQs as both crack jokes.Keir Starmer smiles in the Commons(Image: PRU/AFP via Getty Images)15th Jul12:15 BSTPM's tribute to families of Hillsborough victimsThe Prime Minister paid tributes to the families of the 97 who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.On Tuesday the long-awaited Hillsborough Law passed its final hurdle in the Commons after a breakthrough on security service transparency. Mr Starmer told MPs: "Let me also pay tribute to the courage of the Hillsborough families."The Hillsborough law we passed in this House last night is not only a law for them and the 97, it is a law that ensures the state serves millions of working people and always gives a voice to those who fight for justice."A law for everyone delivered by a Labour government in the best traditions of the labour movement."The Hillsborough Law Now campaigners in Westminster(Image: Jeff Moore/PA Wire)15th Jul12:12 BSTStarmer has no advice for Andy Burnham, 'just support'Tory MP Graham Stuart asked Keir Starmer what advice he will have for his replacement, Andy Burnham.Mr Burnham will get the keys to no10 on Monday.But he said: “I will not give advice, just my whole-hearted support.”15th Jul12:10 BSTKeir Starmer cuts a relaxed figure in final PMQsThe Mirror’s Assistant Political Editor Alexander Brown here…The PM is cutting a relaxed figure at his final PMQs, laughing at Tory jokes about his successor, and joking about being compared to Jude Bellingham.He finished the normal statement about cabinet meetings by saying he had an “important meeting at 8PM with the television”. It’s almost as if he’s enjoying it.Keir Starmer even joked about Donald Trump’s intervention to overturn a red card, telling MPs he had lots of correspondence about doing the same for England, but declined to do so.15th Jul12:10 BSTStarmer compared to Jude Bellingham and told he has been dispatched by 'dodgy referees'There's a lighter moment from Tory MP Graham Stuart who said Mr Starmer had been dispatched by "dodgy referees".Mr Stuart told the PM: "Can I take this opportunity to thank him for his public service and wish him and his family all the best for the future."Most of us, Mr. Speaker, can only dream of playing the role of Jude Bellingham scoring the winning goal, leading our team to victory. Yet the Prime Minister did it."But politics, like football, is a ruthless game. And he's now been handed a red card by the 400 dodgy referees."Mr Starmer responded: "I think that's the first and sadly, probably the last time I'd be compared to Jude Bellingham."The PM was compared to Jude Bellingham(Image: Getty Images)15th Jul12:05 BSTKeir Starmer pays tribute to Ann WiddecombeThe Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle opens by thanking the outgoing PM.Keir Starmer acknowledges him, but says: "I must start by saying I'm truly horrified by the murder of Ann Widdecombe."She was a distinguished politician with deep convictions, whose vivid and fearless character captured the public imagination."My heartfelt condolences go out to all her friends and of her loved ones."Mr Speaker, it is chilling that during my time in this Parliament, 11 years, three serving or former MPs have been murdered."I look across at the shield for our dear friend Jo Cox and the shield for Sir David Amess that sits behind me."15th Jul12:01 BSTNo sign of Andy Burnham The PM-in-waiting has decided to steer clear of the Commons today.Andy Burnham has not attended PMQs since returning to Parliament - and there is no sign of him on the Labour benches this afternoon.The in-coming Prime Minister will face his first PMQs in early September.Andy Burnham is not in Westminter today(Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)15th Jul11:53 BSTStarmer given standing ovationOut-going Keir Starmer was given a standing ovation at his final cabinet meeting as Prime Minister earlier this morning, it has been reported.Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy addressed colleagues and praised the PM for "turning the party around and his place in history", the BBC report.15th Jul11:39 BSTStarmer departs Downing StreetKeir Starmer has left Downing Street and is on his way to the House of Commons.He is 20 minutes away for his final Prime Minister's Questions.He will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and fellow MPs at noon.We will be bringing you running updates right hereThe PM leaving no10(Image: AFP via Getty Images)15th Jul11:26 BSTMinisters arrive at the Commons Keir Starmer is under half an hour away from his final Prime Minister’s Questions.MPs are arriving at the Commons, with security for politicians sure to be a big discussion point in Westminster.But could today's PMQs be less combative than we're used to?The PM chaired his final cabinet meeting as Labour leader earlier this morning.Ed Miliband is the new Foreign Secretary(Image: Getty Images)15th Jul11:14 BSTDowning Street has the flags outNo 10 is decked out in St George's flags ahead of England’s massive match with Argentina tonight.Keir Starmer hasn’t ruled out a Bank Holiday should the Three Lions win the World Cup, and yesterday even urged Scotland fans to get behind the team for the semi-final.Mr Starmer will attend the World Cup final on Sunday in New York if England make it through tonight.Larry is in the mood for the big game(Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)15th Jul11:02 BSTReform promise 24/7 security for all MPsReform Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said all MPs past and present will be given around-the-clock security should the party win the next general election.“Enough is enough,” he said at a press conference this morning. “I do not want to see another politician killed like our dear Ann. This has to stop.“I will close by announcing a new Reform policy. If Reform win the next general election, I will ensure all members of parliament -from all parties - are provided with around-the-clock protection.“We will allocate significant new resources to protect former politicians still active in public life.”He took aim at the party’s political rivals following the death of Ann Widdecombe last week.Yusuf said attacks on politicians are "an attack on democracy" - but suggested the "narrative" among some politicians and parts of the media that Reform are a "threat" amounts to "incitement".Yusuf asked "is it any wonder" that some people, hearing this talk, will try to "eliminate" violence.“We say things that are unfashionable,” he said. “An attack on a politician is an assault on democracy itself.”He went on to question why police, the media and others were so quick to appear to conclude the killing of Miss Widdcombe was not political.Reform UK's Zia Yusuf at the press conference(Image: AFP via Getty Images)15th Jul10:33 BSTLarry ready for PM number sevenLarry the Downing Street cat is gearing up to say goodbye to his sixth Prime Minister this week.The tabby cat, who bears the official title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, has live down the famous road since 2011.He was out and about this morning during Keir Starmer’s final cabinet meeting.Larry lives a life through the lens(Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)15th Jul10:22 BSTKemi Badenoch launches 'running scared' dig at Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham has been accused of “running scared” by not facing MPs before they break for the summer as he is set to enter 10 Downing Street on Monday.Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: "In an unprecedented move, Labour have scrapped the Conservative vote to force Andy Burnham to come to Parliament to answer questions when he becomes PM on Monday."Labour are running scared because they know the honeymoon will be over the minute he has to tell us his plans."Kemi Badenoch is preparing for the Commons(Image: House of Commons/AFP via Getty Images)‌