Curated By:RohitShankhyaneel Sarkar. News18.com. Last Updated:July 05, 2024, 23:44 IST. New Delhi, India. UK Elections Result 2024 Highlights:Keir Starmer has taken over as the UK s Prime Minister after the nation handed him a resounding victory in the recentlyconcluded general elections. The UK monarch, King Charles III, after an audience with the UK Labour Party chief appointed him as Prime Minister and invited him to form the government. The Labour Party has won 412 seats while Sunak s Tories have won 121 seats in one of the worstever electoral performances of the righttocentre party. The results brought an end to the 14year rule of the Conservatives. Starmer in his inaugural speech said that he will put the country first and the party second and said his work begins today. Our work is urgent and we begin it today. Brick by brick we will rebuild the infrastructure of opportunity, Starmer said in his inaugural address outside Downing Street. . US President Joe Biden congratulated Keir Starmer on being elected UK PM. . . Liz Kendall: Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Reynolds: Business Secretary Peter Kyle: Science Secretary Louise Haigh: Transport Secretary. . . Wes Streeting: Health Secretary Bridget Phillipson: Education Secretary Ed Miliband: Energy Secretary. . . Britain s new foreign minister David Lammy, appointed Friday, is a trailblazing black lawmaker descended from slaves who calls former US president Barack Obama a friend. And Nigel Farage, the firebrand farright leader, is a close confidant of Donald Trump. . . UK Prime Minister 10DowningStreetJuly 5, 2024. . . . John Healey, the Labour MP from Wentworth and Dearne, has been appointed as defence secretary. The Rt Hon John Healey MPJohnHealeyMPhas been appointed Secretary of State for DefenceDefenceHQ.pic.twitter.comK6zP3dO4G5. UK Prime Minister 10DowningStreetJuly 5, 2024. . . . Shabana Mahmood, the Labour MP from Birmingham Ladywood, has been appointed as Justice Secretary. Shabana Mahmood MPShabanaMahmoodhas been appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for JusticeMoJGovUK.pic.twitter.comsuXGZXkOCK. UK Prime Minister 10DowningStreetJuly 5, 2024. . . . Labour MP David Lammy has been appointed as the UK s new foreign secretary. The Rt Hon David Lammy MPDavidLammyhas been appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development AffairsFCDOGovUK.pic.twitter.comNKs1L5gTsp. UK Prime Minister 10DowningStreetJuly 5, 2024. . . . A report by theGuardiansaid that Rachel Reeves made history with her appointment as UK finance minister as she is the first woman to hold the position in its 800year history. . . Rachel Reeves makes history as she becomes the first female Chancellor of the UK. . . Rachel Reeves has arrived at Downing Street. TheGuardiansaid that she was confirmed by Keir Starmer before the election that she would become the Chancellor to the Exchequer equivalent to the finance minister. . . . . Angela Rayner is the UK s new deputy prime minister. . . David Lammy has arrived in Downing Street, poised to take on the role of Foreign Secretary. He had shadowed the post in opposition. . . Three possible cabinet appointees spotted outside Downing Street, theGuardiansaid. . . Spain s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday congratulated new British premier Keir Starmer and hailed Labour s historic victory in UK elections. Congratulations Keir Starmer, new prime minister of the United Kingdom. Congratulations, Labour, for the historic victory for labourism. Spain and the United Kingdom are friends, partners and allies, Sanchez wrote on X. . . My government will serve you. Politics can be a force for good. The work of change begins today.pic.twitter.comb5R3VWVUrI. Keir Starmer KeirStarmerJuly 5, 2024. . Starmer captioned the photo saying: The work of change begins today . . . My congratulations to Keir Starmer on his election success, Meloni wrote on X. The state of relations between Italy and the United Kingdom is excellent and I am sure that we will continue to cultivate a strong and reliable collaborative relationship between our great nations. . . . . . As Keir Starmer has entered Downing Street to hold discussions with Labour MPs, it is expected that the cabinet appointments will be made public later in the afternoon local time, a report by theGuardiansaid. . TAGS
Keir Starmer becomes UK's new Prime Minister after Labour Party's election victory, ending Conservatives' 14-year rule. Key cabinet appointments include Liz Kendall as Work and Pensions Secretary and David Lammy as Foreign Secretary. International leaders congratulate Starmer on his election success. Starmer prioritizes rebuilding the country in his inaugural speech outside Downing Street.