# Keir Starmer becomes prime minister (2024)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2024-keir-starmer-becomes-prime-minister
Categories: ruler-change

Starmer was appointed prime minister after Labour's general-election victory. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 5 July 2024 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His accession began the first Labour government since 2010.

## Why it matters
His accession began the first Labour government since 2010.

Ruler at the time: [Charles III](https://english-history.com/rulers/charles-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Keir Starmer becomes prime minister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Keir+Starmer+becomes+prime+minister&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Keir Starmer becomes prime minister](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Keir+Starmer+becomes+prime+minister)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)