Keir Starmer steps down as UK prime minister - in pictures

  • Keir Starmer delivers a farewell speech after standing down as prime minister outside No 10 Downing Street. Getty Images
    Keir Starmer delivers a farewell speech after standing down as prime minister outside No 10 Downing Street. Getty Images
  • King Charles III welcomes Mr Starmer at Buckingham Palace, London, where he will formally resign. Getty Images
    King Charles III welcomes Mr Starmer at Buckingham Palace, London, where he will formally resign. Getty Images
  • Mr Starmer is applauded as he walks out of No 10. EPA
    Mr Starmer is applauded as he walks out of No 10. EPA
  • Mr Starmer and his wife, Victoria, wave to well wishers on Downing Street. Getty Images
    Mr Starmer and his wife, Victoria, wave to well wishers on Downing Street. Getty Images
  • Mr Starmer makes his final speech as prime minister. AFP
    Mr Starmer makes his final speech as prime minister. AFP
  • Various members of the UK cabinet and the Labour party gather in Downing Street for the momentous occasion. Getty Images
    Various members of the UK cabinet and the Labour party gather in Downing Street for the momentous occasion. Getty Images
  • Mr and Mrs Starmer leave Downing Street. AFP
    Mr and Mrs Starmer leave Downing Street. AFP
  • Rachel Reeves, left, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, is comforted after Mr Starmer's departure. AFP
    Rachel Reeves, left, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, is comforted after Mr Starmer's departure. AFP
  • Mr Starmer is driven away from Downing Street. Getty Images
    Mr Starmer is driven away from Downing Street. Getty Images