King Charles III Appoints New U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer

King Charles III heralded a brand new regime on Friday, appointed Labour Get together chief Sir Keir Starmer as the subsequent British Prime Minister. 

After the outcomes of the U.Okay.’s normal election got here in saying that the Labour Get together had received by a landslide on Thursday, Charles hosted former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Buckingham Palace to just accept his resignation on Friday morning.

Shortly after, Starmer, 61, held an viewers with the 75-year-old king the place the reigning British monarch requested him to kind a brand new administration in his identify. 

The assembly was photographed as the 2 males shook arms in Buckingham Palace. 

The Labour Get together’s win marks the top of a 14 year-streak of Conservative rule in the UK. 

This marks the third prime minister that Charles has had since he took the throne in 2022. Liz Truss was in workplace when Charles began his reign following the loss of life of his mom, Queen Elizabeth II. Truss left shortly after, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British historical past. 

Sunak changed Truss, marking the primary prime minister Charles welcomed whereas on the throne. 

On Friday, Starmer spoke from No. 10 Downing Road after his journey to Buckingham Palace, saying, “I’ve simply returned from Buckingham Palace the place I accepted an invite from His Majesty the King to kind the subsequent authorities from this nice nation…. Now our nation has voted decisively for change.”

Charles not too long ago returned to public-facing duties amid his ongoing most cancers remedy. The royals introduced earlier this yr that the British monarch was recognized with most cancers. However Charles has stored a busy schedule, attending occasions in Edinburgh, Scotland, earlier this week. 

His daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, can be battling cancer and has stepped again from public duties amid her remedy. Her husband, Prince William, has been persevering with his royal work, and final month the complete household, together with Kate and the couple’s three youngsters, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, had been all in attendance at the king’s annual Trooping the Colour Parade. 

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