The six living former prime ministers meeting for the first time on King's membership council

Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major appeared at the solemn event, to see King Charles proclaimed the new head of state

Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer, former prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Theresa May and John Major (

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The six living former prime ministers met for the first time at the King's Accession Council today.

Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major appeared at the solemn event, to see King Charles proclaimed the new Head of State.

Mr. Brown and Mr Johnson chatted before the start of the ceremony, while Mr Cameron and Ms May also chatted at St James's Palace this morning.

Also present at the ceremony were former Labor leaders Ed Miliband and Neil Kinnock, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, former leaders of the Lib Dem Sir Vince Cable and Lord Campbell and former Tory leaders Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Lord Hague and Sir Michael Howard.

Jeremy Corbyn, who was sworn into the Privy Council in 2015, reportedly did not attend the ceremony.

Apart from Mr Corbyn, every living Labor and Tory leader was in attendance.

Senior ministers, many of whom were also present at the event, will later travel to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the monarch.

Keir Starmer and his predecessors Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (

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