Keir Starmer is now UK's new prime minister, after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide general election victory.
The Conservative Party suffered a huge collapse after a tumultuous 14 years
in power, which saw five different prime ministers run the country.
Rishi Sunak – the outgoing Prime Minister – accepted responsibility for the
result and apologized to defeated colleagues during a brief statement outside
a rainy 10 Downing Street.
He said he would resign as party leader in the coming weeks.
In his first speech as prime minister after greeting dozens of jubilant Labour
supporters who had lined Downing Street, Keir vowed to kick start a period
of national renewal and to put country first, party second.
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