Boris Johnson has delivered his final farewell speech from outside No 10, comparing himself to a "booster rocket" and a Roman statesman.
Before heading to Balmoral to formally offer his resignation to the Queen, the departing Prime Minister urged his party to unite behind the new Tory leader Liz Truss.
He also signalled he could make a comeback through a series of rambling metaphor, as he was flanked by family members, loyal MPs and close aides.
Here The Mirror looks at Mr Johnson's speech and unpicks his final claims.
Social care reform
In his first speech outside Downing Street in July 2019, Mr Johnson vowed to "fix" the crisis in social care.
Today he boasted that he had delivered on 2019 manifesto commitments, "including social care".
Despite insisting he had a prepared plan when he became prime minister, he came under fire for the vague manifesto comments on the issue at the time.
Earlier this year - in an attempt to address the crisis - his government introduced the health and social care levy through a manifesto-busting increase in national insurance.
Under the scheme funds would have eventually been made available to social care, but his successor Ms Truss has already vowed to scrap the hike in national insurance and is yet to set out detailed plans to reform social care.
'Got Brexit done'
After making delivering on Brexit the centrepiece of his 2019 election victory, Mr Johnson used the opening of his speech today to claim the government had "got Brexit done".
Of course shortly after the general election in January 2020 the UK officially left the European Union - ending years of wrangling and a stalemate in Parliament.
But the process is not fully "done", with UK ministers still fighting with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol - a key part of the Brexit agreement - they are seeking to override.
Earlier this year Ms Truss - then the foreign secretary - introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill in Parliament and has vowed during the campaign to stick with the proposals.
"40 new hospitals by the end of the decade"
Reeling off his 2019 manifesto commitments, the outgoing PM said there will be 40 new hospitals by the end of the decade.
But it has previously emerged some of the "new" hospitals will be extensions while others may only feature redecoration of existing facilities.
The National Audit Office is also conducting a "value for money review" into the scheme.
Speaking earlier this year, Matthew Taylor, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, told the BBC : "There are new hospitals in there but the majority are upgrades, A&E upgrades, community hospital upgrades, they're new wings."
"I think the general public understand a new hospital is a brand new hospital, in those terms it is misleading."
"50,000 more nurses"
Speaking outside No10, Mr Johnson said: "Yes we will have 50,000 more nurses by the end of this Parliament".
This pledge was another cornerstone of the Conservatives' 2019 election manifesto, but it quickly emerged the commitment included many thousands of nurses being "retained".
More recently leaked data showed the government could miss the 2024 target by more than 10,000 - despite former health secretary Sajid Javid saying ministers were on track.
According to NHS modelling seen by The Independent takes into account predictions of nurses also leaving the profession through "increased burnout and fatigue".
"They changed the rules halfway through"
During the Tory party's protracted leadership contest, the outgoing Prime Minister has had time to reflect - and he's clearly still bitter at his parliamentary colleagues for his downfall.
Speaking outside No10, he said: "The baton will be handed over in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race. They changed the rules halfway through, but never mind now".
This appears to be a reference to the mooted discussion among the 1922 Committee of Tory MPs, who were in talks in July over changing the rules to force a second confidence vote.
This never went ahead after a cabinet delegation (and resignations) eventually forced Mr Johnson to set out his timetable for leaving office after multiple scandals.
"Like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plough"
Mr Johnson attempted to give the impression he would not criticise the new prime minister Ms Truss from the side lines when he returns to the backbenches.
He said he was like "one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function", and will now be "gently re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific".
Given Mr Johnson's post-No10 plans remain to be seen, it is not clear whether he will return to his well-paid former job as a newspaper columnist - hardly an "obscure corner of the Pacific".
However, he also failed to quash rumours that he may attempt a comeback in the future, as he compared himself to Cincinnatus, a Roman statesman who - according to legend - returned to his farm after triumphing in battle.
"Like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plough and I will be offering this Government nothing but the most fervent support," he said.
But it is not the first time he has made the reference. When he was mayor of London in 2008 he was asked his ambitions to serve in No10, and replied: "Were I to be called, like Cincinnatus from my plough, obviously it would be a huge privilege to serve. But you may have a long time to wait."
