Keir Starmer has announced he will step down as Prime Minister - here's what your MPs are saying.
Pressure had been mounting on the PM for a while before reaching boiling point at the weekend, ultimately leading to this morning's resignation announcement.
On the steps of 10 Downing Street, Sir Keir said becoming Prime Minister was the 'proudest moment' of his life after inheriting a 'politically, financially and morally bankrupt' party.
Just under two years since he led Labour into a landslide victory, he has now decided to give someone else a go.
Some of the county's MPs have been having a say.
In a lengthy statement on social media, Jack Abbott, the MP for Ipswich, said disappointment over the resignation was 'a gross understatement' after Sir Keir set his party on 'a different path'.
"That doesn’t mean to say that our work is finished, far from it, but the Prime Minister should have had the chance to complete the job," he said.
"We all must reflect properly, and know that we have to be better at navigating the tough moments, not succumb to them.
"If we don’t, governing won’t simply be hard – it will be impossible."
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, the Labour MP for Suffolk Coastal, said she would ensure the new Prime Minister 'prioritises and understands the opportunities and challenges facing rural Britain today, and indeed in Suffolk Coastal.'
Nick Timothy, the representative for West Suffolk, said problems within the Labour Party were not down to Sir Keir but in its DNA.
"Whether it is Andy Burnham or anybody else, the country is likely to get more of the same, and people in Suffolk are going to carry on losing out," he said.
"We need a government that can bring back spending discipline, reform welfare, fund our armed forces properly – and get Britain working again."
Meanwhile, on social media, James Cartlidge, the MP for South Suffolk, said he respected the PM had 'lost the confidence of the British people'.
"This collapse in his support was not the result of accident or error, but the logical endgame of a Prime Minister pursuing a policy agenda that visibly weakened our country," he said.
"On national security, energy security, and food security Starmer too often damaged Britain."
Adrian Ramsay, the Green MP for Waveney Valley - straddling both Suffolk and Norfolk - said today's announcement was 'the right decision' after a series of bad policy decisions.
"We have now seen six Prime Ministers resign in 10 years," he said. "This merry-go-round is not good for the nation. It destabilises the country and, crucially, it means the big issues are not tackled.
"No tangible progress on climate and nature, no long-term plan for the NHS and social care, the cost of living crisis not under control - the public deserves better."
The Green MP urged the next Prime Minister to provide stability and tackle the biggest issues facing the country.
Dr Peter Prinsley, the MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, said public service had been at the heart of the outgoing PM's career and thanked him for his 'dedication and leadership'.
"The work of delivering change for the country continues, and my focus remains on standing up for the people of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and helping to build a stronger, fairer Britain," he said.
Jess Asato, the Labour MP for Lowestoft, echoed some of Sir Keir's achievements, such as ending the two-child benefit cap, a new child poverty strategy and steps to tackle violence against women and girls.
She said: "Whoever takes over from him must supercharge our delivery on the cost of living, ensure our coastal communities are given the focus they deserve and unite the country against the divisive politics we’ve seen too much of in recent years.”
None of the MPs commented on who should take on the top job.
What happens now?
Sir Keir said he would ask his party's national executive committee to open nominations for its new leader on Thursday, July 9.
These would be open for a week, until July 16.
Should there be a contest - where two or more candidates step forward - he said the new leader would be in place by the time Parliament returns from its summer break on Tuesday, September 1.
Andy Burnham, who has just won the by-election in Makerfield, and Wes Streeting, the former Health Secretary, are widely seen as the most likely candidates to step up.
Published by Suffolk News.
