COLOMBO (News 1st); Keir Starmer was officially become prime minister after an audience with the King at Buckingham Palace.
Starmer met King Charles at Buckingham Palace and was formally invited to form a government.
Earlier, Rishi Sunak resigned as prime minister and said he would also step down as Conservative Party leader, but not immediately
After 14 years of Conservative government, Labour won the general election in a landslide