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The King accepts Rishi Sunak’s resignation as Prime Minister

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5th July 2024

Rishi Sunak has met King Charles and offered his resignation as Prime Minister.

His Majesty accepted the resignation.

The two held a short audience at Buckingham Palace just before 11am on July 5th, hours after Mr Sunak conceded the general election.

Rishi Sunak’s car enters Buckingham Palace amidst huge crowds (BBC still/ fair use)

The polls, held on July 4th, resulted in a huge win for the Labour Party which will return to the House of Commons with a sizeable majority.

The result was worst ever for the Conservatives, led by Mr Sunak.

Following his audience with The King, Buckingham Palace released a short statement saying ”The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MP had an Audience of The King this morning and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which His Majesty was graciously pleased to accept.”

Rishi Sunak was the second Prime Minister of the reign of King Charles III.

Sir Keir Starmer will take power as his third Prime Minister within minutes of the resignation following a formal audience with The King when the tradition of kissing hands will take place.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.