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Britain's new ministers arrive at 10 Downing Street for a cabinet meeting with newly-elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer. IMAGES
Members of the Labour Party cabinet arrive at 10 Downing Street following their party's landslide election win, with new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to leave most in position as they move into government. Among those arriving is Rachel Reeves, the UK's first woman Chancellor of the Exchequer, who faces a number of challenges including anaemic economic growth, overstretched and underfunded public services and financially squeezed households. IMAGES
The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at Downing Street in London after Britain's head of state, King Charles III, officially appointed the Labour leader during an audience at Buckingham Palace. IMAGES
Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative party, gives a departure speech outside 10 Downing Street after a Labour landslide in the general election. "To the country I would like to say first and foremost, I'm sorry. I have given this job my all but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change." SOUNDBITE
Outgoing Conservative Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt and his family leave Downing Street in London after Britain's Labour Party swept to a landslide victory in a general election, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. Some senior ministers from the outgoing government lost, although several other big names narrowly saved their seats, including Hunt. IMAGES