Rishi officially becomes Prime Minister after meeting King Charles
Rishi officially becomes Prime Minister after meeting King Charles
Rishi Sunak was invited to form a new government by the King at Buckingham Palace (Picture: PA)
Rishi Sunak has become the country’s new prime minister after meeting the King at Buckingham Palace.
As head of state, it is Charles’s duty to appoint the head of His Majesty’s Government.
Mr Sunak won the Tory leadership contest without a vote being cast after rivals Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson…