
Keir Starmer officially becomes UK PM
The Labour leader entered Downing Street after his party's landslide election victory
Sir Keir Starmer has become the UK's first Labour prime minister since 2010 after his party's landslide general election victory.
We will bring you global reactions and join the BBC’s political correspondent Rob Watson who is outside Westminster Parliament with the latest updates
We will speak to people in Worthing on the south coast of England where the outgoing Conservatives’ suffered a crushing defeat. The town has voted for a Tory MP at every general election since 1841.
Our correspondents covering the Iran and France elections will also join the programme
And we will hear from Spain and Germany fans as the Euros football quarter-finals gets underway
Photo: Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and his wife Victoria Starmer wave to the media on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 05, 2024.
Credit: ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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