Keir Starmer Poised to Become Britain's Next Prime Minister

Keir Starmer's centre-left Labour Party is expected to win a decisive victory in the UK parliamentary election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule led by Rishi Sunak's party. International leaders, including Australia's Anthony Albanese, Canada's Justin Trudeau, and New Zealand's Christopher Luxon, have expressed their congratulations and eagerness to collaborate.

Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister with his centre-left Labour Party expected to win a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government by trouncing Rishi Sunak's party. Here are some reactions to the news:

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ANTHONY ALBANESE TO REPORTERS: "We have a strong relationship between our two countries, but in Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner and so many others who I am very familiar with in the British Labour Party, I look forward very much to working with them. They have very similar views to us on a range of issues. I'm sure we'll work closely on AUKUS, where we worked very closely as well with the former government."

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ON X: "Congratulations, @Keir_Starmer, on a historic U.K. election victory. Lots of work ahead to build a more progressive, fair future for people on both sides of the Atlantic. Let's get to it, my friend."

NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON ON X "Congratulations @Keir_Starmer on your election victory. New Zealand and the UK are great friends and can do so much more together. I look forward to working on every opportunity together as prime ministers. Thank you @RishiSunak for your service to your nation and friendship to New Zealand." (Compiled by Jamie Freed; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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