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.K. prime minister. Footage released by Buckingham Palace on Friday showed the king greeting Starmer, who gave a quick bow before the pair shook hands in a lavishly furnished room.
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Keir Starmer meets King Charles III at Buckingham Palace to accept request to form a government

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.K. prime minister. Footage released by Buckingham Palace on Friday showed the king greeting Starmer, who gave a quick bow before the pair shook hands in a lavishly furnished room.
 
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