King Charles III welcomes New UK PM Keir Starmer

Britain's King Charles III welcomes new Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Buckingham Palace for his first audience after the Labour Party's landslide victory in the UK general election. Britain's new Labour government on Friday pledged immediate action to grow the economy after the centre-left party won a landslide general election victory.

However, its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge spending by the previous Conservative administration to protect millions of jobs during the Covid pandemic.Labour, led by new Prime Minister Keir Starmer after it ended 14 years of Conservative rule, has promised investment in key areas such as health and education but also stresses the need to balance the books.