King Charles has held an audience with Rishi Sunak where he has officially appointed him the new Prime Minister.
Mr Sunak is the second PM of the King's reign, which is only just over six weeks old, following the resignation of Liz Truss. As head of state, it is Charles’s duty to appoint the head of His Majesty’s Government - and it is the first time he has carried out the job of appointing a PM. Following a speech outside Downing Street this morning, Ms Truss travelled the short distance to Buckingham Palace where she formally tendered her resignation to the King, which was accepted.
