Starmer takes power as prime minister as UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win
Labour leader Keir Starmer has become British prime minister hours after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory. Starmer led his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century. But Labour also faces a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Conservative leader Rishi Sunak in a farewell address said he understood voters' anger and took responsibility for the loss. He then went to Buckingham Palace and offered his resignation to King Charles III.