Britain's new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, addressed the media after holding his first cabinet meeting at Downing Street, following Labour's general election victory.

On his first full day in office, Starmer announced that the Conservatives' Rwanda immigration scheme was a "gimmick" and declared it "dead and buried." The Labour leader criticized the Tory policy, asserting that it "was never a deterrent" and pledged to abolish it. He also committed to ending "tribal politics," stating that this divisiveness was a significant issue in recent years.

Addressing his new cabinet, Starmer highlighted the "huge amount of work to do" and expressed the "honour and privilege" of being invited by the King to form the government. Labour's frontbench features a historic 11 female appointments, including Deputy PM Angela Rayner and the first-ever female Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives have begun the search for a new leader, with Jeremy Hunt reportedly ruling himself out of the race. With all 650 constituencies declared, Labour holds 412 seats, the Conservatives 121, the Liberal Democrats 72, the SNP 9, Reform 5, and the Greens 4. Other parties and independents secured 27 seats. Photo by SteveRwanda, Wikimedia commons.