The Labour leader will now meet with King Charles III on Friday to get permission to form a new government, taking over from the Conservatives.
Keir Starmer will become the new prime minister of the United Kingdom after the Labor Party’s big win Thursday in the general election, the Associated Press reported. The Labour Party won a majority of votes to thrust Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, into the powerful position. Starmer will unseat Conservative Rishi Sunak, who’s been prime minister since October 2022.
Starmer is expected to visit King Charles III on Friday to get permission to form a new government, the Associated Press reported. Sunak conceded the election about 30 minutes before the Labour Party secured the 326 required seats — out of the possible 650 — to win the election and form the new government.
The latest vote tally shows the Labour Party won 410 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons as compared to the 118 seats for the Conservatives. Since Margaret Thatcher became the Conservative Party leader in 1979, Conservatives have controlled the government all but 13 years until now. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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