King Charles welcomed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister at Buckingham Palace on Friday, following Labour's landslide election victory.
King Charles welcomed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister at Buckingham Palace on Friday, following Labour's landslide election victory. Sir Keir swept into Buckingham Palace just after noon with his wife Lady Victoria Starmer.His historic meeting with the King saw him follow Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to become the head of state's third prime minister.Greeting Sir Keir, the King said: "You must be utterly exhausted. And on your knees.
"Sir Keir's wife joined the two men towards the end of their meeting, which lasted around 20 minutes, before they headed to their new home in Downing Street. It came after Rishi Sunak was joined by his wife Akshata Murty for his final audience with the King earlier on Friday.He resigned as prime minister and recommended the Labour leader be invited to form a new Government.
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