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King Charles III Appoints New U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer After Accepting Rishi Sunak’s Resignation

King Charles III welcomed Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, after a sweeping victory in the British general election.

King Charles III heralded a new regime on Friday, appointed Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer as the next British Prime Minister. After the results of the U.K.'s general election came in announcing that the Labour Party had won by a landslide on Thursday, Charles hosted former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Buckingham Palace to accept his resignation on Friday morning. - Photo by YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Labour Party's win marks the end of a 14 year-streak of Conservative rule in the United Kingdom.

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