Labour leader Keir Starmer on Friday accepted the request of King Charles III to form a government after his party’s landslide victory. In a ceremony known as the “kissing of hands,” Starmer officially became U.

Britain's Keir Starmer arrived at Buckingham Palace on Friday for King Charles to formally appoint him prime minister, after his Labour Party won on a landslide election victory.

Buckingham Palace said: “The King received in audience the Right Honourable Sir Keir Starmer MP today and requested him to form a new administration. Sir Keir accepted His Majesty’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.”