British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced his resignation from his post. He also said that he was resigning as head of the Conservative Party.
King Charles III accepted Sunak’s resignation from the post of British Prime Minister during an audience with him at Buckingham Palace. Following this, Labor leader Keir Starmer was appointed the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Rishi Sunak's resignation: what we know
Sunak admitted that the Conservatives lost the snap parliamentary elections on July 4. During his short speech after the results were announced, he said that the Labor Party had won the election.
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In his statement, he apologized to the people for his defeat in the elections.
—I will soon meet with His Majesty the King to offer the country my resignation as Prime Minister. First of all, I would like to say that I am very sorry — he stated.
He said he had given his all to work, but voters had given a clear signal that Britain's government needed change. He also announced that he was leaving the post of leader of the Conservatives, but would remain there until a successor was appointed.
Sunak also wished Labor leader Keir Starmer success as prime minister. Sunak then went to an audience with King Charles III, where the monarch accepted his resignation.
— The Honorable Rishi Sunak MP received an audience with the King and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which His Majesty gladly accepted, — says a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Keir Starmer — new British Prime Minister
After Sunak’s resignation, Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife arrived at Buckingham Palace for an audience with the king.
King Charles III formally invited him to form a government and become prime minister. Then he left the palace. Keir Starmer became the 58th Prime Minister of Great Britain.
