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From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 5, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 5, 2024
King Charles appoints Keir Starmer as prime minister of the UK
Britain's King Charles III (R) meets with Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on July 5, 2024. (Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)
LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain’s head of state King Charles III officially appoints Labour leader Keir Starmer as prime minister during an audience at Buckingham Palace.
A photograph released by the palace shows the monarch shaking hands with Starmer, whose party won a landslide election victory. The king earlier accepted the resignation of Conservative leader Rishi Sunak.
