Boris Johnson has signed off his final PMQs with a swipe at Rishi Sunak and claimed it was "mission largely accomplished - for now".
The deluded Prime Minister reeled off his achievements in office and gave advice to successor, before declaring "Hasta la vista baby".
He was given a standing ovation from the Tory benches but his predecessor Theresa May notably refused to clap, and only appeared to stand reluctantly.
Rounding off his final PMQs, Mr Johnson told his successor to cut taxes and not listen too much to the Treasury, in a clear swipe at Mr Sunak.
He also urged the next PM to "stay close to the Americans, stick up for the Ukrainians, stick up for freedom and democracy everywhere."
He added: "Focus on the road ahead, but always remember to check the rear view mirror and remember above all it's not Twitter that counts.
"It's the people that sent us here, and yes the last few years have been the greatest privilege of my life and it's true that I helped to get the biggest Tory majority for 40 years and a huge realignment in UK politics.
"We transformed our democracy and restored our national independence... I've helped to get this country through a pandemic and help save another country from barbarism, and frankly that's enough to be going on with."
Tory MPs then got onto their feet to applaud him as he left the Commons chamber.
His Press Secretary refused to rule out a comeback, saying 'hasta la vista’ was “his way of saying farewell to his colleagues”.
She also was unable to confirm if Boris Johnson will carry on serving as a backbench MP after he is ousted.
The Press Secretary declined to comment on Theresa May’s failure to clap, saying: “He has high regard for all his colleagues”.
She also claimed Keir Starmer was “slightly hypocritical” for calling the Prime Minister a “bullsh*tter”, claiming he voted against “the will of the people” on Brexit 48 times, a statement that is untrue.
It came after Mr Johnson was forced to listen to Keir Starmer reeled off a string of attacks by Conservative hopefuls, who used TV leadership debates to trash the Government's record.
The Labour leader quoted Rishi Sunak's attack on the "fantasy economics" of other candidates, Penny Mordaunt's attack on the "desperate state" of public services and Liz Truss ' warning of a looming recession.
Mr Starmer added: "What message does it send when the candidates to be PM can’t find a single decent thing to say about him, about each other and about their record in Government?"
Tory MPs will whittle the leadership candidates down to two this afternoon, who will battle it out in a Conservative membership vote over the summer recess.
Remaining contenders Ms Truss and Ms Mordaunt were spotted in the Commons chamber but Mr Sunak appeared to have skipped Mr Johnson's final PMQs session.
Carrie Johnson was not seen in the public gallery for the clash. And despite the historic occasion, there were still gaps on the Tory benches minutes before the PM walked in.
Loyal allies Dominic Raab and Nadine Dorries sat on the front bench, alongside Ms Truss, while arch critic Theresa May took her seat two rows directly behind the PM.
Ms Truss, Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries were pushed almost onto each other's laps as Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi joined the throng.
The Government benches were pretty much full by the start, with a loud cheer from Tory MPs as Mr Johnson arrived.
The demob-happy Prime Minister joked it would "probably... certainly" be his last PMQs, after causing confusion when he suggested that his final clash was taking place last week.
He claimed, "I'm not following this thing particularly closely", when asked about the race to succeed him which has exploded into infighting.
But he claimed any of the final Tory leadership contenders “like some household detergent, would wipe the floor” with Labour.
Mr Starmer challenged Mr Johnson on why the last Tory leadership debate was cancelled after Mr Sunak and Ms Truss pulled out.
He said: "They organised the TV debates because they thought it would be a great chance for the public to hear from the candidates first hand, then disaster struck because the public actually heard from the candidates first hand."
He asked: "Does the Prime Minister agree with with his former chancellor ( Rishi Sunak ) that plans put forward by the other candidates are in his words, I have got them here, 'nothing more than the fantasy economics of unfunded spending promises'?"
Mr Johnson replied: "They know all about fantasy economics because they have already committed to £94 billion of extra tax and spending, which every household in this country would have to pay for, to the tune of about £2,100."
Mr Starmer also asked if eliminated leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch was right to say she had warned former chancellor Rishi Sunak that he was "handing taxpayers' money directly to fraudsters in Covid loans".
He added: "She says he dismissed her worries and that as a result he cost taxpayers £17 billion. Does the Prime Minister think that she's telling the truth?"
Mr Johnson replied: "This is one of the last blasts from Captain Hindsight, at least to me, because they were the party who were so desperate for us to be hiring their friends to get PPE, they wanted a football agent to supply PPE and a theatrical costumier to supply PPE, do you remember, Mr Speaker?
"We had to get that stuff at record speed, we produced £408 billion worth of support for families and businesses up and down the country, and the only reason we were able to do it at such speech was because we managed the economy in a sensible and moderate way."
Mr Starmer said the messages from the contest were clear: "They got us into this mess and have no idea how to get us out of it.
"The Foreign Secretary (Liz Truss) says 'we can't go on with our current economic policy'. The member for Portsmouth North ( Penny Mordaunt ) bemoaned the fact 'what we've been doing has not been good enough'. And the member for Saffron Walden probably puts it best when she simply asked 'why should the public trust us, we haven't exactly covered ourselves in glory'.
"Their words, their future leaders' words."
He said the Tories have "trashed every part of their record in Government", adding: "What message does it send when the candidates to be prime minister can't find a single decent thing to say about him, about each other or their record in Government?"
Labour MPs waved goodbye at Mr Johnson as he delivered his reply, with one shouting: "Nurse, it's time to go."
Mr Johnson told Sir Keir: "What does it say about him that no-one can name a single policy after three years of the Labour opposition apart from putting up taxes?
"He's one of those pointless plastic bollards you find around a deserted roadworks on the motorway."
