When a party leader wins a majority in an election, they are invited to visit the king and form a new government the morning after the vote. First, the outgoing prime minister travels to Buckingham Palace to tender their resignation...
The new prime minister makes the short drive to Downing Street where TV cameras will have crowded outside to record their first speech outside the door of No 10. Senior political staff are ushered into Downing Street via a side door on Horse Guards Parade to greet the PM alongside the cabinet secretary and other civil servants...
After addressing the country and being welcomed into 10 Downing Street, the new prime minister receives a set of day-one briefings and formal advice from civil servants, including information about national security, key matters ahead, and immediate decisions...
An incoming prime minister's tasks include writing letters to the commanders of the UK's four nuclear submarines with instructions in case of a nuclear strike that severs contact, appointing ministers, and making decisions on living arrangements as they move into 10 Downing Street.
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