Keir Starmer's first months as prime minister - in pictures


  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street in London, following Labour's landslide UK election victory, on July 5. All photos: Getty Images
    Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street in London, following Labour's landslide UK election victory, on July 5. All photos: Getty Images
  • Mr Starmer speaks to the media as he enters 10 Downing Street
    Mr Starmer speaks to the media as he enters 10 Downing Street
  • Mr and Mrs Starmer are applauded by Downing Street staff as they enter
    Mr and Mrs Starmer are applauded by Downing Street staff as they enter
  • King Charles welcomes Mr Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace, where the monarch invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Britain's prime minister and form a new government
    King Charles welcomes Mr Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace, where the monarch invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Britain's prime minister and form a new government
  • Mr Starmer chairs the first meeting of his cabinet in Downing Street in July
    Mr Starmer chairs the first meeting of his cabinet in Downing Street in July
  • Mr Starmer with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in July in Edinburgh
    Mr Starmer with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in July in Edinburgh
  • Mr Starmer outside the Stormont parliament buildings in Belfast, following a meeting with party leaders in Northern Ireland, in July
    Mr Starmer outside the Stormont parliament buildings in Belfast, following a meeting with party leaders in Northern Ireland, in July
  • Mr Starmer stands with Labour MPs at Church House in Westminster, after the party won 412 seats in the election, in July
    Mr Starmer stands with Labour MPs at Church House in Westminster, after the party won 412 seats in the election, in July
  • Mr Starmer talks with Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni during a bilateral meeting at the European Political Community Summit, at Blenheim Palace, in July
    Mr Starmer talks with Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni during a bilateral meeting at the European Political Community Summit, at Blenheim Palace, in July
  • Mr Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during a bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in July
    Mr Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during a bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in July
  • Mr Starmer greets King Abdullah of Jordan at 10 Downing Street in July
    Mr Starmer greets King Abdullah of Jordan at 10 Downing Street in July
  • Mr Starmer arrives with a floral tribute to the child victims of a knife attack in Southport in July
    Mr Starmer arrives with a floral tribute to the child victims of a knife attack in Southport in July
  • Mr Starmer views CCTV screens with Commander Ben Russell at the Metropolitan Police Command and Control Special Operations Room in Lambeth, in August
    Mr Starmer views CCTV screens with Commander Ben Russell at the Metropolitan Police Command and Control Special Operations Room in Lambeth, in August
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz greets Mr Starmer at the Chancellery in Berlin, in August
    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz greets Mr Starmer at the Chancellery in Berlin, in August
  • Mr Starmer poses for selfies with British athletes during a visit to a training centre during the Olympic Games in Paris, in August
    Mr Starmer poses for selfies with British athletes during a visit to a training centre during the Olympic Games in Paris, in August
  • Mr Starmer joins reception class children at Perry Hall Primary school in Orpington on the first day of term in September
    Mr Starmer joins reception class children at Perry Hall Primary school in Orpington on the first day of term in September
  • Mr Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper meet law enforcement agencies at the National Crime Agency headquarters in London in September
    Mr Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper meet law enforcement agencies at the National Crime Agency headquarters in London in September
  • Mr Starmer greets United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a bilateral meeting in September in London
    Mr Starmer greets United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a bilateral meeting in September in London
  • Mr Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy board a plane at Stansted airport to travel to Washington DC, in September
    Mr Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy board a plane at Stansted airport to travel to Washington DC, in September